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 A^n-ba-hebe's account of the same 222 Law of membership 225 The Weji^n cte or Elk gens 225 The Iñke-sabe or Black shoulder gens 228 The Hañga gens 233 The ₵atada gens 236 The Wasabe-hit`ajĭ subgens 236 The Wajiñga-¢atajĭ subgens 238 The [T]eda-it`ajĭ subgens 239 The [K]eï^n subgens 240 The Ka^nze gens 241 The Ma^n¢iñka-gaxe gens 242 The [T]e-sinde gens 244 The [T]a-[p]a or Deer-head gens 245 The Iñg¢e-jide gens 247 The Ictasanda gens 248