9. Hañ’ʞa uta’¢antsi, Hañʞa-apart-from-the-rest, or Qü¢a’qtsi
i’niɥ-k‘ăcin’a, Real eagle people—the War eagle gens, and one of the
original Hañʞa fireplaces. The soldiers or policemen from the right side
are chosen from the eighth and ninth gentes.
10. The leading gens on the right side of the circle, and one of the
original seven Osage fireplaces. Panɥ’ka wacta’ʞe, Ponka peace-maker,
according to a Tsiɔu man; in two subgentes, _a_, Tse’wa¢ĕ, Pond-lily, and
_b_, Waca’*d*e, Dark-buffalo; but according to Panɥ’ka waʇa’yinʞa, a
member of the gens, his people have three subgentes, _a_, Wake’¢e, Flags;
_b_, Wa’tsetsi, meaning, perhaps, Has-come hither
(tsi)-after-touching-the-foe (watse); _c_, Qŭntse’, Red cedar.
11. Hañ’ʞa a’hü tŭn’, Hañʞa-having-wings, or Hü’saʇa,
Limbs-stretched-stiff, or Qü¢ i’niɥk‘ăcin’a, White-eagle people, in two
subgentes, which were two of the original Hañʞa fireplaces: _a_, Hü’saʇa
Wanŭn’, Elder Hüsaʇa; _b_, Hü’saʇa, those wearing four locks of hair
resembling those worn by the second division of the Wasape tun.
12. Wasa’*d*e tŭn, Having-black-bears. In two parts, which were originally
two of the Hañʞa fireplaces: A, Sĭntsaʞ¢sĕ, Wearing-a-tail- (or
lock)-of-hair-on-the-head; in two subgentes, (_a_) Wasa*d*e, Black bear,
or Hañ’ʞa Wa’ts‘ekawa’ (meaning not learned); (_b_) Iñʞ¢ŭñ’ʞa ɔiũ’ʞa,
Small cat. B, Wasa’*d*e tŭn, Wearing-four-locks-of-hair, in two subgentes,
(_a_) Minxa’ska, Swan; (_b_) Tse’wa¢ĕ qe’ʞa, Dried pond-lily.
13. Ṵ’pqan, Elk, one of the seven Hañʞa fireplaces.
14. Kan’se, Kansa, or I’*d*ats‘ĕ,
Holds-a-firebrand-to-the-sacred-pipes-in-order-to-light-them, or A’k‘a
i’niɥak‘ăcin’a, South-wind people, or Tatse’ i’niɥk‘ăcin’a, Wind people,
or Pe’tse i’niɥk‘ăcin’a, Fire people. One of the seven Hañʞa fireplaces.
The following social divisions cannot be identified: Ɔa’*d*e
i‘niɥk‘ăcin’a, Beaver people, said to be a subgens of the Waɔaɔe, no gens
specified; Pe’tqan i’niɥk‘ăcin’a, Crane people, said to be a subgens of
the Hañʞa(?) sĭntsaʞ¢ĕ; Wapŭñ’ʞa i’niɥk‘ăcin’a, Owl people; Manyiñ’ʞa
i’niɥk‘ăcin’a, Earth people; *d*aqpü’ i’niɥk‘ăcin’a, meaning not recorded.
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