CONTENTS.
Page.
Chapter I. 211
Early migrations of the ?egiha tribes 211
Subsequent migrations of the Omahas 213
Present state of the Omahas 214
Chapter II.—The State 215
Differentiation of organs in the State 216
State classes 216
Servants 217
Corporations 218
Chapter III.—The Gentile System 219
Tribal circles 219
The Omaha tribal circle 219
Rules for pitching the tents 220
The sacred tents 221
The sacred pipes 221
Gahige's account of the tradition of the pipes 222
An-ba-hebe's account of the same 222
Law of membership 225
The Wejin cte or Elk gens 225
The IÑke-sabe or Black shoulder gens 228
The HaÑga gens 233
The ?atada gens 236
The Wasabe-hit`aj? subgens 236
The WajiÑga-¢ataj? subgens 238
The [T]e[p]a-it`aj? subgens 239
The [K]eÏn subgens 240
The Kanze gens 241
The Man¢iÑka-gaxe gens

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