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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. 1 (Oneidas). 



Then Dekanahwideh said: u 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 2 of the Turtle 

 Clan and Sa-tye-na-wat 3 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 4 of the Pigeon Hawk Clan and Nis-ha-yeh- 

 nehs 5 of the Snipe Clan as my colleagues." 



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

 leagues and Kanokye 6 and Sakenhiwahneh 7 shall be cousins, and 

 Nishayehnehs and Satyenawat 8 shall be cousins." He then said, 

 " You, Skanyadahriyoh and Sadehkaronhyes of the Seneca Nation, 

 have now completed appointing your colleagues. Your settlement 

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

 wah-ka 9 (people of the big mountain) Senecas." 



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

 yonh, 10 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 lx of the Ball Clan and my mother Ka-da-gwa-seh 12 of the 

 Bear Clan and my brother Sho-yonh-wehs 13 of the Young Bear 

 Clan and Hathatrohneh 14 of the Turtle Clan, Dyon-yonh-koh 15 of 

 the Hand Clan, and Deh-yoh-doh-weh-kon 1R of the Wolf Clan, and 



1 Onayont, or Hadiniyutga". 



2 Ga , no n gai < . 



3 Sadye'nawat. 



4 Sagendjo'na. 



5 Nishayene v tha\ 



6 Ga'no n ga-I'. 



7 Gake n iwane*. 



8 Sadye'nawat. 



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



10 De'haga'e n yok. 



11 Djinon'dawe'ho 11 . 



12 Kadagwa'dji. 



13 Sho'yonwes, Long wind. 



14 Ha-tha"troh-ne'. 



15 Dion'yonko'. 



10 Diotowe"kon, Two colds. 



