6. _Koñtä´lyui_, "Black Boys," or _Síndiyúi_, "Sindi's children." No reason is assigned for either of these names, which are about equally common, Sindi is the great mythic hero of the Kiowa. They are a small band, and occupy the last place in the circle. 7. _K'úato_ "Pulling Up." These were exterminated by the Dakota about 1780, as already related. They spoke a peculiar dialect of Kiowa. It is not now known what position they occupied in the tribal circle. Clark mentions four of these divisions, under the names of Elk (_Kogúi_), Shield (_Kiñep_), Cut-Off (_K`at'a_), and Black (_Koñtälyui_), and adds, "some claim five, the Apache Kiowa band" (_Clark, 20_). [Illustration: FIG. 55--The Kiowa camp circle] MILITARY ORGANIZATION--YÄ`´PÄHE WARRIORS The Kiowa have an elaborate military organization, now fast becoming obsolete, known as _Yä´pähe_, "Warriors." A similar organization is found among most of the prairie tribes, and is commonly known to the whites as the Dog-soldier society, from an imperfect rendering of the name of one of the principal bands. The Kiowa organization consists of six orders, each having its own dance, songs, insignia, and duties. The members were first enrolled as boys among the "Rabbits," and were afterward promoted, according to merit or the necessities of war, in regular progression, to higher ranks. Only the bravest few, however, ever attained the highest order, that of the _Kâ-itséñko_. Almost every able-bodied man was enrolled. The orders, beginning with the lowest, are as follows: 1. _Polä´ñyup_ or _Tsä´ñyui_, "Rabbits." Boys above the age of eight or ten years, who were drilled in their future duties as warriors by certain old men. The step of their dance is intended to imitate the jumping of a rabbit. 2. _Ädaltóyui_ or _Téñbeyu´i_, "Young (wild) Sheep." 3. _Tseñtä´nmo_, "Horse Head-dresses." (?) 4. _Toñkóñko_, "Black Legs." 5. _T'äñpéko_, "Skunkberry People" or _Tséñ-â'dalka-i_, "Crazy Horses." 6. _Kâ´-itsénko_, "Real or Principal Dogs (?)." These were the picked men of the warriors and were limited to ten in number. According to the myth, their founder saw in a vision a body of warriors dressed and painted after the manner of the order, accompanied by a dog, which sang the song of the Kâ´-itséñko and commanded him, "You are a dog; make a noise like a dog and sing a dog song." Their peculiar insignia and obligations will be described in another place (see the calendar, summer 1846.) Clark gives the names of the Kiowa orders as follows, omitting the Poläñyup: Raven Soldiers or Black Leggings (_Toñkoñko_); Sheep (_Ädaltóyui_); Feather Head (_Tseñtä´nmo_); Horse (_Kâ-itséñko_); Warclub (_T'äñpéko_). He adds, "The Kiowa Apache have only three bands, viz: 1st, Big Horse; 2d, Raven; 3d, Swift Fox" (_Clark, 6_).