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second nation who accepted the message of Peace and Power and as 

 their settlement (from whence they came) was where the great 

 historic stone was situated, O-neh-yont, they were called O-neh-yo- 

 deh-ha-ka.^ (Oneidas). 



Then Dekanahwideh said : " It shall now rest with you, the 

 uncles, Skanyadahriyoh and Sadehkaronhyes, to appoint your 

 colleagues." Then Skanyadahriyoh said: "I (myself) shall ap- 

 point two of my brothers and my cousin, Sa-deh-ka-ronh-yes, shall 

 appoint two of his brethern." Then Skanyadahriyoh of the Turtle 

 Clan also said : " I therefore now appoint Ka-no-kye ^ of the Turtle 

 Clan and Sa-tye-na-wat ^ of the Bear Clan as my colleagues." 



Then Sa-deh-ka-ronh-yes of the Snipe clan said : " I now appoint 

 Sa-ken-jo-wah-neh * of the Pigeon Hawk Clan and Nis-ha-yeh- 

 nehs ^ of the Snipe Clan as my colleagues." 



Then Dekanahwideh said : " You have all appointed your col- 

 leagues and Kanokye "^ and Sakenhiwahneh ^ shall be cousins, and 

 Nishayehnehs and Satyenawat ^ shall be cousins." He then said, 

 " You, Skanyadahriyoh and Sadehkaronhyes of the Seneca Nation, 

 have now completed appointing your colteagues. Your settlement 

 is at the big mountain and you shall therefore be called O-neh-do- 

 wah-ka ^ (people of the big mountain) Senecas." 



Then Dekanahwideh also said: "And now your son Deh-ka-eh- 

 yonh,^** who sits on the opposite side of the council fire, shall name 

 and appoint his colleagues." 



Then Dehkaehyonh of the Big Bear Clan appointed his colleagues, 

 saying as follows : " I shall now appoint my son Ji-non-dah-weh- 

 honh ^^ of the Ball Clan and my mother Ka-da-gwa-seh ^^ of the 

 Bear Clan and my brother Sho-yonh-wehs ^^ of the Young Bear 

 Clan and Hathatrohneh ^* of the Turtle Clan, Dyon-yonh-koh ^" of 

 the Hand Clan, and Deh-yoh-doh-weh-kon ^"^ of the Wolf Clan, and 



1 Onayont, or Hadiniyutga". 



2 Ga'no'igai'. 



3 Sadye'nawat. 

 * Sagendjo'na. 



5 Nishayene'-'tha*, 



6 Ga'noiiga-i'. 



"^ Gake'iiwane'. 

 ^ Sadye'nawat. 

 9 Onundawaga, Nundawa'g'g, The hill people. 



10 De'haga'ettyok. 



11 Djinon'dawe'hon. 



i2Kadagwa'dji. W^^u^ ' 



13 Sho'yonwes, Long w4«dT ~ /ysl'^"'" 

 " Ha-tha"troh-ne'. 



15 Dion'yonko'. 



16 Diotowe"kon, Two colds. 



