In the center of the circle, on the eastern side, stood the Keeper of the Wampum, Ho-yo-we-na-to, an Onondaga Wolf and seventh of the roy-an-ehs of his nation.
"Are you all here, roy-an-ehs of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee?" he called.
"We are all here," replied the roy-an-ehs.
"Now, then," he continued, "behold, I call the roll of you, you who were the Great Ones, you who were the Shining Ones, you who were joined with the Pounders. And first I call the roll of the peoples. Are you here, O Da-go-e-o-ga, the Shield People?"
"We are here, O Keeper," replied Da-ga-e-o-ga, senior roy-an-eh of the Mohawks.
"Are you here, O Ho-de-san-no-ge-ta, the Name-Bearers?"
"We are here," replied To-do-da-ho for the Onondagas.
"Are you here, O Ho-nan-ne-ho-ont, the Keepers of the Door?"
"We are here," replied Ga-ne-o-di-yo for the Senecas.
"Are you here, O Ne-ar-de-on-dar-go-war, the Great Tree People?"