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ple to get under cedar tree. Black-Wind comes and takes many people. They 
go on and come to steep mountain bank. Bear digs steps on both sides and 
people go across. Dog comes up and says his meat shall be offered to gods. His 
father is Sun, who has given him power. 
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8 THE ORIGIN OF THE AWAHO-BUNDLE PEOPLE. 
People come out of ground, but some are cut off by earthquake. Heavens 
hear crying and send Mother-Corn to them. Badger digs through earth. Peo- 
ple come out and walk westward until they come to thick timber. Screech-Owl 
flies through and makes pathway. Owl and Whirlwind are enemies. People 
followed by “Cut-Nose,” an animal with long horns. People run until they come 
to chasm, which Badger enables them to cross. They then come to thick ice and 
deep water, which Loon enables them to cross. Mother-Corn teaches people 
ceremonies and rituals and gives them things to put in bundles. Mother-Corn 
disappears by ear of corn wrapped in her robe under bundle. Awaho last peo- 
ple to come out of ground, and where other bands have camped they find bits 
of meat offered to gods, which they use for food. They know all ceremonies 
and teach them to others. Nearly all are killed by enemies, but bundle hid under 
bank. Women go for bundle and contents are purified. Sacrifices of meat made 
the next day. Nesaru made animals to take kernels of corn under ground. They 
were people turned to corn by Nesaru. This is why animals brought them out 
of ground and why Mother-Corn was sent by gods in heavens, who had field of 
corn. 
9. MOTHER-CORN’S VISIT TO THE ARIKARA. 
Mother-Corn tells Arikara when journeying west to dress her up and put 
her in river. When Arikara make permanent village upon Missouri River old 
men think it time to send Mother-Corn down stream. She is taken from bun- 
dle, painted, and dressed. After reciting rituals, Mother-Corn, with children’s 
moccasins tied about her waist, is thrown by priests into river, her head up 
stream. Many years afterwards woman comes to village and is recognized by 
man as (Mother-Corn. ‘She teaches them ceremonies and songs and that night 
disappears. 
10. MOTHER-CORN’S VISIT TO THE ARIKARA. 
In olden times, old man made offerings to gods and Mother-Corn. Mother- 
Corn is pleased to have smoke with people and starts from east to visit them. 
She goes into medicine-lodge. She stays many days and teaches them many 
lessons, but people are hungry for meat. Mother-Corn asks woman to make 
moccasins for her. She puts on moccasins and they wear out when she walks 
slowly twenty steps. This takes place four times, but fourth pair brings her back 
to altar. Her walk means that she has walked long way off in west, and way 
very hard. She tells people she has seen buffalo and that they will be seen in 
four days. In morning of fourth day they kill many buffalo, but while they are 
away, enemies attack village and Mother-Corn is killed. They bury her and 
from place where she is laid, grass, etc., springs up. 
