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Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1848

"Siouan Sociology"

Wa{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}a'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}e Wanun', Elder Osage, composed of six of the seven Osage
fireplaces, as follows: _a_, Wa{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}a'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}e ska', White Osage; _b_, Ke k'in',
Turtle-carriers; _c_, Wake'ce ste'tse, Tall-flags(?), Ehnan' min'tse tun',
They-alone-have-bows, or Minke'ce ste'tse, Tall-flags; _d_, Ta ca'xue,
Deer-lights, or Ta i'ni{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'a, Deer people; _e_, Hu i'niqk'acin'a, Fish
people; _f_, Nan'panta, a deer gens, called by some Ke {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a'tsue,
Turtle-with-a-serrated-crest-along-the-shell (probably a water monster, as
there is no such species of turtle).
9. Han'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a uta'cantsi, Han{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-apart-from-the-rest, or Queca'qtsi
i'ni{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}-k'acin'a, Real eagle people--the War eagle gens, and one of the
original Han{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a fireplaces. The soldiers or policemen from the right side
are chosen from the eighth and ninth gentes.


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