GREAT-SOUTH-STAR, PROTECTOR OF WARRIORS. 57 
I used to do. Everybody thought well of me, but I undertook to come 
down here and not live with our people any more, so here I am, out 
by myself, and I am that much better off, for I like this way of living.’’ 
The nephew stayed the entire day, until the next morning, when 
his uncle told him to accompany him and attack the enemy’s village. 
So they went on, and when they made the attack they both ran, and 
the nephew was far ahead of his uncle. As they ran into the village 
the people began to run, but this nephew went on through them and 
got after one that was ahead of all the rest and who had white hair 
dyed with red dye. He killed this man, took his scalp, and turned back. 
He then met his uncle, who told him he was as good a warrior as he 
himself, so they went back to his home. When they arrived home the 
uncle began to tell his nephew all about his powers, for he was never 
going to return home. The uncle began to tell him what to tell all 
those who were once his followers; that sometimes when they should 
think of him while out on the war-path he would take pity on them 
and carry them through, for it was near time for the world to change, 
so that there would be nothing but human beings doing this, and others 
who had these powers would turn into something else and not have 
the same powers that they had had when existing as human beings. 
So he offered powers to the generations to come, but not so: great as 
the powers that he had. He also told his nephew that he must always 
remember when going through Leader-of-War ceremonies—that is, 
the smoke ceremonies—that they must surely offer him some of the 
smoke, in order that he might help them. So he told his nephew that 
when he should get home he was to tell the people that he was still 
alive and that he was to be seen by them and by other generations to 
come. ‘This meant that he was to become the Great-South-Star, and 
be known as having great powers of foretelling things in case of war. 
So the name he afterwards bore was given by the people. His real 
name was Wearing-Flint-Stone-on-Top-of-Head. After he went to 
where he was now he was called “Protector-of-Warriors” (Netskat- 
citikitawe), or Having-Powers-to-watch-out-for-War-Expeditions. 
After staying with his uncle for a while, his uncle presented him 
with a scalp that was on the pole where the scalps were hung; it had 
red hair, like the one the nephew had, and it was turning white. This 
he was to give to his mother. At this time, the nephew made up his 
mind to go home. He told his uncle that he wanted to go home. He 
then went on home, and when he passed the four men again they told 
him that they could not get home, for their life was too short. So he 
went home, traveling day and night, in order to get home in haste. 
