It is very
probable that each Winnebago gens was composed of four subgentes; thus, in
the tradition of the Winnebago Wolf gens, there is an account of four
kinds of wolves, as in the corresponding Iowa tradition.
The Winnebago lodges were always built with the entrances facing the east.
When the warriors returned from a fight they circumambulated the lodge
four times, sunwise, stopping at the east just before entering.
THE MANDAN
The Mandan tribe has not been visited by the author, who must content
himself with giving the list of gentes furnished by Morgan, in his
"Ancient Society." This author's system of spelling is preserved:
1. Wolf gens, Ho-ra-ta'-mu-make (Qa-ra-ta' nu-man'-ke?).
2. Bear gens, Mae-to'-no-maeke (Ma-to' nu-man'-ke).
3. Prairie-chicken gens, See-poosh'-kae (Si-pu'-cka nu-man'-ke).
4. Good-knife gens, Tae-na-tsu'-kae (Ta-ne-tsu'-ka nu-man'-ke?).
5. Eagle gens, Ki-tae'-ne-maeke (Qi-ta' nu-man'-ke?).
6. Flat-head gens, E-stae-pa' (Hi-sta pe' nu-man'-ke?).
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