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Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1848

"Siouan Sociology"

It may have had more, but their names have not yet
been recorded. 1, Tu-nan'-p'in, Black bear; 2, Tce-xi'-ta, Eagle,
Thunderbird, etc, in four subgentes: (_a_) Wa-kan'-ta, Thunderbird; (_b_)
Qra, Eagle; (_c_) {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}re'-tan, Hawk; (_d_) Mo'-mi, A-people-who
eat-no-small-birds-which-have-been-killed-by-larger-ones (a recent
addition to this gens, probably from another tribe): 3, Ho-ma' or
Ho-ta'-tci, Elk.


THE HOTCANGARA OR WINNEBAGO

The Winnebago call themselves Ho-tcan'-ga-ra', "First or parent speech."
While they have gentes, they have no camping circle, as their priscan
habitat was in a forest region. The following names were obtained from
James Alexander, a full-blood of the Wolf gens, and from other members of
the tribe:
1. _Wolf gens_--Common name, Cunk i-ki'-ka-ra'-tca-da, or
Cunk-tcank'i-ki'-ka-ra'-tca-da,
Those-calling-themselves-after-the-dog-or-wolf; archaic name,
ce-go'-ni-na, meaning not recorded.
2. _Black-bear gens_--Common name, Honte' i-ki'-ka-ra'-tca-da,
They-call-themselves-after-the-black-bear; archaic name, Tco'-na-ke-ra,,
meaning not recorded.


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