﻿COUNCILS 
  AND 
  CEREMONIES 
  OF 
  ADOPTION 
  OF 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  INDIANS 
  357 
  

  

  io 
  Yonder 
  all 
  business 
  to 
  be 
  finished 
  in 
  full, 
  

   There 
  taking 
  off 
  the 
  horns. 
  And 
  they 
  said 
  : 
  

   Thither 
  shall 
  they 
  be 
  led 
  by 
  the 
  hand, 
  

   And 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  principal 
  seat. 
  

   Now 
  then, 
  our 
  friends 
  of 
  the 
  Wolf 
  clan 
  : 
  

  

  i 
  Kar-he-tyon-ni. 
  Ogh-ska-wa-se-ron-hon. 
  

  

  Gea-ti-yo. 
  O-nen-yo-te. 
  Deh-se-ro-kenh. 
  

   . 
  Degh-ho-di-jen-ha-ra-kwen. 
  Ogh-re-kyon-ny. 
  

  

  Te-yo-we-yen-don. 
  This 
  comprehends 
  the 
  Wolf 
  clan. 
  

  

  2 
  Now 
  then, 
  thy 
  children, 
  the 
  two 
  bands 
  

   Of 
  the 
  Turtle 
  clan: 
  Ka-negh-sa-keh. 
  

  

  On-kwe-i-ye-de. 
  Wagh-ker-hon. 
  Ka-hen-doh-hon. 
  Tho-gwen- 
  

  

  yoh. 
  

   Kagh-hi-kwa-ra-ke. 
  This 
  comprehends 
  the 
  Turtle 
  clan. 
  

  

  3 
  Now 
  then, 
  thy 
  brothers 
  of 
  the 
  Bear 
  clan: 
  

   De-ya-o-kenh. 
  Jo-non-de-seh, 
  

   Ots-kwi-ra-ke-ron. 
  Ogh-na-we-ron. 
  

  

  4 
  Now 
  these 
  were 
  added 
  of 
  late 
  : 
  Kar-ha-wen-ra-dongh. 
  

   Ka-ra-ken. 
  De-yo-he-ro. 
  De-yo-swe-ken. 
  

   Ox-den-keh. 
  Such 
  is 
  the 
  extent 
  of 
  the 
  Bear 
  clan. 
  

   Such 
  were 
  the 
  clans 
  in 
  ancient 
  times. 
  

  

  Now 
  these 
  are 
  the 
  words 
  of 
  mutual 
  greeting, 
  

   The 
  opening 
  ceremony, 
  called 
  the 
  old 
  way 
  

   Of 
  mutual 
  greeting. 
  Then 
  one 
  will 
  say 
  : 
  

   i 
  My 
  children, 
  now 
  this 
  day 
  

   We 
  are 
  met 
  together. 
  God 
  

   Has 
  appointed 
  this 
  day. 
  Now 
  this 
  day 
  

   We 
  are 
  met, 
  because 
  of 
  the 
  solemn 
  event 
  

  

  2 
  Which 
  is 
  now 
  our 
  lot. 
  Now 
  into 
  the 
  earth 
  

   Has 
  he 
  been 
  borne 
  to 
  whom 
  we 
  always 
  looked. 
  

   Even 
  in 
  our 
  tears 
  then 
  together 
  let 
  us 
  smoke. 
  

   Now 
  then, 
  we 
  say, 
  we 
  wipe 
  away 
  

  

  3 
  The 
  falling 
  tears, 
  so 
  that 
  peacefully 
  

  

  You 
  may 
  look 
  around. 
  And 
  then 
  we 
  think 
  

   Something 
  stops 
  up 
  your 
  ears. 
  Now 
  then 
  

   With 
  care 
  have 
  we 
  removed 
  this 
  hindrance 
  

  

  