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Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1848

"Siouan Sociology"


2. Tse {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}u'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a intse', Buffalo-bull face; in two subgentes, of which the
second is Tse' canka' or Min'paha', Hide-with-the-hair-on. The policemen
or soldiers on the left side belong to these two gentes.
3. Min k'in', Sun carriers, i.e., Carry-the-snn (or Buffalo
hides)-on-their-backs. These have two subgentes, _a_, Mini'ni{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'a,
Sun people; _b_, Minxa' ska i'ni{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'a, Swan people,
4. Tsi'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}u wacta'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e, Tsi{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}u peacemaker, or Tan'wan{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a'xe, Village-maker, or,
Ni'wace, Giver of life. These have two subgentes, _a_, Wapin it'a'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}i,
Touches-no-blood, or Queca' {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}ue'tse, Red-eagle (really a hawk); _b_, Queca'
pa san', Bald-eagle, or Oansan'u'ni{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'a, Sycamore people, the leading
gens on the left side of the circle.


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