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Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1848

"Osage Traditions"

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and by they reached the village of the Han{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a utacan{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}se. They entered
the village and made peace with the inhabitants. Then the leader of
the Han{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a utacan{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}se said, 'We have some people come to us, and we
will make them our chiefs.' So the two wacta{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e were made chiefs. The
wacta{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e were then sent to search for a land where they might dwell,
as the village of the Han{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a utacan{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}se was filthy and offensive on
account of the dead bodies in and around it. This council was the
first one of the whole nation. The two wacta{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e went out as mourners
for seven days. The Han{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a wacta{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e (Pan{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}ka = Ponka) came back first,
saying, 'I have found a place.


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