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of these two types of arrangements quite difficult. There can be 
no question as to the existence of a twofold division of the tribe 
as far as marital regulations were concerned, nor as to the 
segregation of specific clans in definite villages. When on the 
warpath, the twofold division manifested itself in the arrangement 
of fire-places, so that the question to be resolved here is whether 
we can credit the statements that this twofold division expressed 
itself in the arrangement of the village, and, if it did, whether 
this was characteristic of the whole tribe or only of parts of the 
tribe. That this was true for part of the tribe, can be accepted. 
Whether it was true for the whole tribe, however, cannot be 
definitely answered until we know more of the Dhegiha and 
Tciwere. In the subsequent discussion of the clan, we will 
touch on this subject again. 
The twofold organization is reflected in the arrangement 
of the fire-places when on the warpath, each division having 
two fire-places, whose location is determined by the direction 
in which the party is going. If they were going west, for instance, 
the two fire-places for the waygeregi would be on the south and 
the two for the mqnegi would be on the north side. On the 
other hand, when on the tribal move or hunting, no indication 
of the divisions exists. 
As the basis of ceremonial organization, we find the twofold 
division present only once — at the Chief feast {huyk'wohq) , but 
as this feast is to all intents and purposes a feast given by the 
bird clans in general, there is really nothing surprising about 
its use. The name ( huyk'wohq ) would seem to indicate that we 
are dealing simply with a feast of the Thunderbird clan, and this 
indeed may have been the case historically. Huyk * to-day, 
however, is frequently used to indicate the waygeregi division. 
As the basis of organization in a game the twofold division 
finds expression in ceremonial lacrosse. There the waygeregi 
are always pitted against the mqnegi. A well-known myth is 
associated with this arrangement, according to which the animal 
ancestors of the waygeregi and mqnegi decided their respective 
rank by playing a game where they were organized on this basis. 
The waygeregi won, and it is for this reason that the chiefs of the 
tribe have been selected from that division. The division of the 
