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Dyon-weh-thoh ^ of the Snipe Clan. These are the brother 

 colleagues. 



Then Deh-ka-eh-yonh appointed the cousin of the chief so named 

 as follows : Nah-don-dah-heh-ha - of the Plover Clan and Des- 

 da-heh^ of the Young Bear Clan. 



Then Dekanahwideh said: "You, Deh-ka-eh-yonh^ of the Cayuga 

 Nation, have now finished appointing your colleagues and you 

 shall therefore be called Queh-you-gwe-hah-ka ■'' (Cayuga) from 

 your custom of portaging your canoe at a certain point in your 

 settlement." 



Then Dekanahwideh also said : " I shall now leave it to you, 

 Tha-do-dah-ho, to appoint your colleagues." 



Then Thadodahho of the Bear Clan said : " The first I shall 

 appoint will be Onh-neh-sah-heh,*^ my cousin of the Beaver Clan, 

 and Ska-nya-da-ge-wak ~' of the Snipe Clan and Ah-weh-ken-yath ^ 

 of the Ball Clan and Deh-ha-yat-kwa-eh ^ of the Turtle Clan, and 

 these are all brothers." 



Then Thadodahho appointed their son, Ho-noh-we-yeh-deh ^^ 

 of the Wolf Clan, and then Thadodahho appointed his (Ho-noh- 

 we-yeh-dehs) uncles as follows: Kon-weh-neh-senh-don of the 

 Deer Clan and Ha-he-honk also of the Deer Clan and then their 

 brothers as follows : Ho-yonh-nye-neh " of the Eel Clan and So- 

 deh-kwa-seh ^- also of the Eel Clan and Sa-ko-ken-o-heh ^'^ of the 

 Pigeon Hawk Clan, and then he (Thadodahha) appointed the sons 

 of the latter as follows: Ho-sah-ha-wa " of the Deer Clan and 

 Ska-nah-o-wa-da ^^ of the Small Turtle Clan. 



Then Dekanahwideh spoke and said : " We have now come to 

 appointing the lords of the Five Nations hereby represented. These 

 lords have now all been crowned with deer's horns in conformity 

 and in a similar manner to Thadodahho who was first crowned. 

 Therefore we have now accomplished and completed the work of 

 laying the foundation of the confederation." 



1 Dionwathon". 



2 Nadondahe'ha'. 

 .3 Desga'he'. 



4 De'haga'e°yok. 



•'' Gw'io"g'weha'ka, drawn up fro.n the water people. 



^ Oni'saaha'. 



■^ Skanya'dadji'wak, Bitter throat. 



8 Aweke^i'Vat, Near the shore. 



^ Dehayatgwa'Te". Red spots on wings. 

 ^° Honowiye"ghi. 

 ^^ Hoyo"nye'i"ni'. 

 ^2 Sode'gwase"', Bruised all over. 

 ^3 Sagoge°"he', I shall see them again. 

 1* Hosahahwi. 



15 Skanawa'di. 



