4. Wa´-ṭse-ṭsi; Star-that-came-to-Earth.
Xu-tha´ P̣a-çoⁿ Zho-i-ga-the; Bald Eagle People. Sho´-ḳa.
5. O-çu´-ga-xe; They-who-make-the-way-Clear.
Moⁿ-sho-dse-moⁿ-iⁿ; Travelers-in-the-Mist. Sho´-ḳa.
6. Ṭa-tha´-xiⁿ; Deer’s-Lungs, or Ṭa-çiⁿ´-dse-çka; White-tailed-Deer.
Wa-dsu´-ṭa-zhiⁿ-ga; Small-Animals. Sho´-ḳa.
7. Ho´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga; Fish-People.
E-noⁿ´ Miⁿ-dse-ṭoⁿ; Sole-owner-of-the-Bow. Refers to the office
of the gens of making the ceremonial bow and arrows that
symbolize night and day.
8. Hoⁿ´-ga U-ṭa-noⁿ-dsi; The-Isolated-Hoⁿ´-ga. The Earth.
Moⁿ-hiⁿ-çi; Flint-Arrow-Point. Sho´-ḳa.
HO^N´-GA SUBDIVISION
1. Wa-ça´-be-ṭoⁿ; Owners-of-the-Black-Bear.
Wa-ça´-be-çka; The-White-Bear. Sho´-ḳa.
2. Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga; Puma.
Hiⁿ-wa´-xa-ga; Thorny-hair, Porcupine. Sho´-ḳa.
3. O´-poⁿ; Elk.
Ṭa He Sha-be; Dark-horned Deer. Sho´-ḳa.
4. Moⁿ´-iⁿ-ḳa-ga-xe; Maker-of-the-Earth.
5. Hoⁿ-ga Gthe-zhe; The-Mottled-Sacred-One (the immature golden eagle).
6. Xu-tha; Eagle (the adult golden eagle).
7. Hoⁿ´-ga Zhiⁿ-ga; The Little-Sacred-One.
I´-ba-ṭse Ṭa-dse; The-Gathering-of-the-Winds. Sho´-ḳa.
GENTES OF THE ṬSI´-ZHU GREAT DIVISION
1. Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-noⁿ; Elder Ṭsi-zhu, or Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da Noⁿ-pa-bi;
The-God-Who-is-Feared-by-All. Refers to the life symbol of the gens,
the Sun.
Wa-ba´-xi; The-Awakeners. Refers to the office of this subgens
of urging the messengers to prompt action. Sho´-ḳa.
2. Çiⁿ´-dse A-gthe; Wearers-of-Symbolic-Locks.
Shoⁿ´-ge Zho-i-ga-the; Dog-People. Refers to the life symbol of
this subgens, the dog-star. The name Shoⁿ´-ge includes coyotes,
gray wolves, and all other lands of dogs. Sho´-ḳa.
3. P̣e´-ṭoⁿ Ṭoⁿ-ga Zho-i-ga-the; Great-Crane-People.
(Not sub-gens) Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge; The-Gentle-Ṭsi-zhu. Refers
to the office of the gens of Peace-maker.
4. Ṭse-do´-ga Iⁿ-dse; Buffalo-Bull-Face-People. Closely related to the
Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-noⁿ.
Ṭse-a´-ḳoⁿ; corruption of Ṭse-thoⁿ-ka; Buffalo-back. Sho´-ḳa.
5. Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ Wa-noⁿ; Elder Carriers-of-the-Sun-and-Moon. Refers to the
life symbols of the gens, all the heavenly bodies.
6. Hoⁿ´ Zho-i-ga-the; Night-People. Refers to the life symbol of the
gens, the Night.
Ṭa-p̣a´ Zho-i-ga-the; Deer-head or Pleiades People. Sho´-ḳa.
7. Ṭsi´-zhu U-thu-ha-ge; The-Last-Ṭsi´-zhu, or the last in the
sequential order of the Ṭsi´-zhu gentes.
THE ṬSI´ HA-SHI (THOSE-WHO-WERE-LAST-TO-COME)
A. Ni´-ḳa Wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi; Men of Mystery, or Thunder People.
Xoⁿ´-dse Wa-ṭse. Meaning uncertain; it is said that it probably
refers to the office of keepers of all the Wa-ṭse, or war
honors. Sho´-ḳa.
B. Tho´-xe; Buffalo-bull (archaic name for the buffalo bull). These two
gentes are joint keepers of the Hawk War-symbols.
WA´-ṬSE-ṬSI OR P̣O^N´-ḲA WA-SHTA-GE
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