Xu-tha´-ṭs’a-ge, Aged-eagle. The eagle is a symbol of old age.
(In the Tha´-ṭa-da gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Xu-tha´-wa-shu-she, Brave-eagle.
Zhiⁿ-ga´-wa-ça. (Meaning obscure.)
Zhoⁿ´-noⁿ-çu-ge, Bends-the-tree-top. Refers to the bending of
the treetop by the weight of the eagle as he alights.
FEMALE
Hiⁿ´-ga-moⁿ-ge, Feathers-blown-by-the-wind. Refers to the
dropping of the downy feathers as the eagle rises to fly.
Mi´-çoⁿ-e, White-sun.
Noⁿ´-ḳoⁿ-çe-wiⁿ. (Meaning obscure.)
P̣a´-çi-hi, Brown-head. Refers to the brown head of the eagle.
Xu-tha´-mi, Eagle-woman.
Xu-tha´-mi-ṭse-xi, Sacred-eagle-woman.
Xu-tha´-ṭsa-wiⁿ, Eagle-woman.
O’-PO^N (ELK) GENS
MALE
He´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ, White-horns. Son of Moⁿ´-ge-ça-be and
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça. (Meaning obscure.)
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça. Son of Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça, also Mi-xo´-zhiⁿ-ga. (Not Ni´-ḳi-e.) Husband of
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça. Son of Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça and Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
I´-e-çka-wa-the, Giver-of-speech. (A name of the Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga
gens.)
Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ, Against-the-wind. Refers to the habit of the
elk of facing the wind when feeding. (In the We´-zhiⁿ-shte
gens of the Omaha tribe.) Husband of Tho´-ṭa-a-ça of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Moⁿ´-ge-ça-be, Black-breast. Refers to the black hair on the
breast of the elk. (In the We´-zhiⁿ-shte gens of the Omaha
tribe.) Husband of Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ gens.
Moⁿ-iⁿ´-ḳa-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-clay. Refers to the four different
colored clays given by the crawfish to the people for
ceremonial use. (See section 25 of the Ni´-ḳi-e ritual, 36th
Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn.) Son of Ḳi-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
Moⁿ-zhoⁿ´-ga-xe, Earth-maker. From the mythical story of the
elk separating the waters from the earth, making it habitable
for the people. (See pp. 165 to 169, 36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer.
Ethn.) Son of Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
O-pa´, Andrew. Son of P̣a-hiu´-gthe-zhe of the Ṭa´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
FEMALE
Gthoⁿ-zhoⁿ´-ba. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Xo´-ḳa of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ, Eagle-woman.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Daughter of Moⁿ´-ge-ça-be and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Daughter of Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Wife of Noⁿ´-pe-wa-the of the Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi
gens.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Wife of Moⁿ´-çe-noⁿ-p’iⁿ of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Moⁿ´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ. (Meaning obscure.) Daughter of Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça and
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Moⁿ´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ. Wife of Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ of the Wa-ça´-be gens.
Moⁿ´-ça-hoⁿ-e. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Edward Bigheart of
the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Mi´-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favorite. Wife of Wa-ḳoⁿ´-tha-ṭoⁿ-ga.
P̣a´-moⁿ-shi-wa-gthoⁿ. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Wa´-ṭse-a-xe
of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
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