TASWA’-GAXE JINGA TO HEQAKA-MANI AND ICTA-JA®’-JA®. 687 
TRANSLATION. 
O ye Pawnees, I think of you from time to time. I hoped to see you, but I have 
been working, and now that I have finished I remember you. O ye Indians whom I 
have seen! I wish to know how many of you have died, and so I send to you to ask 
you (about it). We Indians whom you saw in the past are now doing well. When 
you came here you saw us on the land, on the land im which we dwell, and there are 
we imitating all the acts of the white people. The President has given us very good 
titles to our lands, so we are rejoicing and going forward; but when I think of you I 
am sad, and so I send to ask you a question (about yourselves ?). 
TAYWA*-GAXE-JINGA TO HEQAKA-MANI AND ICTA-JA*JA®, 
YANKTONS. 
Pahan’gadi uma” ¢inka ama té’di nikaci”ga wacta”be ¢ati. Ki é'di 
Formerly season other inthe person you saw them oulcame And then 
hither. 
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nikaci”’ ga duba fe uda™qti wa¢a4 té gisi¢é-na™ ca™ca". Ki ita” wa¢ita™ 
person four word very good yougave the theyre- contin- always. And now to work 
to them membered ued 
¢icta”i yi, ¢ida™be taité eb¢éga". Wawdkega héga-baji. Niaci”’ga a®t’ai 
they finish when, they shall see you I think that. We have been very sick. People een aye 
died 
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ha. Weé¢a-baji’qtia”i, Ada® ¢i éga" a¢isi¢ai cangdhi tan’gata". Nikagdhi 
2 We are very sad, there- you so we remem- we shall reach you. Chief 
fore ber you 
ama cahi té’di céna-ctéwa™-baji, Ada” angi wad¢asi¢a¢a-bi eska” ¢ ag¢t 
the (pl. they when you (pl.) showed not even there- we that youremembered perhaps that they 
sub.) reached the slightest attention, fore us (introductory that) returned 
you 
nikagahi ama, ada" cangd¢ai. Djo akd can’ge ¢i‘i té ¢ati tée’di éde 
chief the (pl. there- we go to you. doe the horse hegave the you when but 
sub.), fore (sub.) toyou (act) came 
hither 
ty On? ay en wy, Oho z Ee ree 
ca¢a-baji; ita ikage ¢inké gisi¢ai. ypaxé-¢a”ba akd can’ge ¢i‘i te¢a™ 
he does not go now his friend the (st. he remem- Two Crows the horse that he gave to 
to you; ob.) bers him. (sub.) you in the past 
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¢ati té'di, ita" ikage ¢inké gisi¢ai. A™pa™-yan’ga akdé ¢ati te’di can’ge 
you when, now his friend the(st. he remem- Big Elk — the you when horse 
came ob.) bers him. (sub.) came 
hither hither 
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¢{i; ita" ikage ¢inké gisf¢ai. (ati te’di Htpe¢a can’ge wi" wif; i’ta™ 
he now hisfriend the(st. he remem- You when Hupe¢a horse one I gave now 
gave ob.) bers him. came you 
you; hither 
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agisi¢é, wikige. Céna ijdje angidaxu cu¢éa™¢ai. Ueté ama wan’gi¢e 
IT remember my friend. Enough hisuame we write our we send to you. The rest all 
it, own 
can’'ge cif-ma ¢ikage ama b¢tiga wagtja"be ca¢é ta ama. Cin’gajin’ga 
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horse those to your the (pl. all to see them, they will go to you. Child 
whom you friend sub.) their own ois 
gave 
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wija uwagi¢a-ga. A®wan'kega édega” a™¢i"-na” at’d¢i. Anfja yi, 12 
my tell it to them. Me sick but so nearly I died. I live if, 
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awagisi¢é, awagija™ be ka” b¢a. 
I remember T see them, my own T wish, 
them, my own, 
