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ON THE ETHNOGRAPHY AND PHILOLOGY OF THE = 
NAMES OF BANDS OF THE BLACKFOOT NATION, AND PRINCIPAL CHIEFS. 
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pi-kun’-i,* Piegans. - 
kai/-e-na, Blood Indians. 
sik-si-ka’, Blackfeet. 
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. a-pi-kai’-yiks, The Polecat Band. 
. ko-te’-yi-miks, The Band that do not laugh. 
. si-koh’-i-tsim, The Band with black doors. 
. a-miks’-eks, Little Robes. 
e-poli’-si-miks, The Band that fries fat. 
. sus-kso’-yiks, The Band with hairy mouths. 
. mo-ta’-tots, The Band that are all medicine men. 
. is-ksi/-na-tup-i, The Worm people. 
. kai/-it-ko-ki/-ki-naks, White-breasted Band. 
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a’-pe-tup-i, The Blood people. 
e-ka-to’-pi-staks, The Band that haye finished 
packing, as bales of anything. 
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. si-ka’-tsi-po-maks, The Band with black patched 
moccasins. 
. ne-ta’-ka-ski-tsi-pup’-iks, People that haye their 
own way, that listen to no one. 
. ko-te-tsi/-tsiman, The man who cannot overtake 
the buffalo. 
. i-tut/-tsi-ki-o-pi, The man who sits in the middle. 
. im-i-te’-sko-mali-an, The dog that goes back. 
4. ni-nai/-po-a-ksin, The man who rises in the morn- 
ing. 
. ni-na-kai’-i-yo, Bear chief. 
. kit-si-po’-ni-sta, This name indicates any animal 
that has an unnatural color, and lives on the side 
of a hill or mountain, as a white buffalo, white 
skunk, &e. 
. i:muh/-se-ko-kau, Large painted lodge. 
. sta-tsi-stum’-ik, Underneath the bull. 
. pu-no-ka’-it-si-ni/-na, Elk tongue. 
. ni-na-sta’-ko-i, Mountain chief. 
. stum/-i-ko-tu’-kan, Bull’s head. 
. im-e-te’-ko-en, Little Dog. 
. o-ni-ste’-po-ka-o, Young white calf. 
NAMES OF SOME OF THE BANDS OF THE KAI’-E-NA. 
i-ni’-po-i, Buffalo rising up,—meaning rather obscure. 
sik-si-no’-kai-iks, Black Elks. 
ni-tet/-ska-iks, They that fight by themselves. 
mum-i’-o-yiks, Fish-eaters. 
NAMES OF PERSONS AND NEIGHBORING TRIBES. 
kut-e-se’-pi-a, They did not rush, as upon an enemy. 
e-sta-po’-a-wah’-au, Walking off. 
ma-kris’-kum, Spring of water. 
ah/-se-i-ni-ki-o, She that did not kill. 
pali-tok’-sai-ki-o, The woman of the pine. 
ai-ki/-o-pi, The sitting squaw, a Gros Ventres chief. 
ku’-ti-na-a’-pi, Old Kootenay, a Blackfoot chief. 
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te’-na, The only chief. 
he-ka’-ske-ne, Low horn. 
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na’-i-sta’-ko, Mountain chief. 
-no-ka/-ni-na, Elk chief. 
o-ni-sta’-a-kop, The sitting calf. 
stum’-ik, a buffalo bull. 
o-ni-sta’-sa-nu’-ku-en, The calf out of sight. 
stum-i-ko’-sak, Bull’s back fat. 
na-to’-so-o-ni-sta’, The medicine calf. 
sa-ku/-i-stum’/-ik, Hindmost bull. 
noh’-ska-stum/-ik, The three bulls. 
i-sa-po’-a, The Crow Indians. 
ko-toh’-spi-tup’-i-o, The Flathead Indians. 
ko-mun’-i-tup’-i-o, Green Paint Indians, Nez Percés. 
ni-he-ta-te-tup’-i-o, Pend Oreilles. 
pi-di’-kse-ni-tup’-i-o, Snake Indians. 
mum-i’-tup-1-o0, Fish Indians. 
NAMES OF MAMMALS. 
Bos Americanus. 
ski-ni’, a cow. 
o-ni-stalis’, a calf. 
pu-no-ka-o, a general term for elk. 
Cervus Cana- 
densis. 
pw-no-ka-stum’-ik, a male elk. 
* See page 206. 
