An instance of the highly poetic and figurative name is that of “Wee-yó-tank-ah-loó-tah.” Literally translated, it means “He who in his usual home-going pauses upon an eminence glowing with scarlet light.” The reference is to the Sun, who, at the close of his day’s journey across the prairies of the sky, apparently rests for a moment upon his gorgeous seat at the verge of the horizon. He who bears that name needs no introduction; its beauty is eloquence enough.
Here are some honor names for Boy Scouts.
| Wam-blee´-skah. | White Eagle. |
| Ta-tonk´-ah-sap´-ah. | Black Buffalo. |
| Mah-to´-skah. | White Bear. |
| Chay-ton´-ho-tah. | Gray Falcon. |
| Chay-ton´-wah-koo´-wah. | Charging Falcon. |
| Kan-gee´-loo-tah. | Red Raven. |
| Kan-gee´-wah-kan. | Sacred Raven. |
| Mah-kah´-skah. | White Earth. |
| Mah-pee´-yah-to. | Blue Sky. |
| Mah-pee´-yah-loo´-tah. | Red Sky (or Cloud). |
| Wah-kan´-glee-o´-ta. | Many Lightnings. |
| Tah-tay´-an-pah. | Wind, or Storm. |
| O-han´-zee. | Shadow (Comforting). |
| Pay´-tah. | Fire. |
| Tah-wah´-soo-o´-ta. | His Hailstorm (Forcible, or Impetuous). |
| We-hin´-ah-pay. | Rising Sun. |
| We´-e-yah-yah. | Setting Sun. |
| Ah-kee´-chee-tah. | Soldier. |
| O-hit´-e-kah. | Brave. |
| Wan´-ah-ton. | Charger. |
| O´-tak-tay. | Kills or Strikes Many. |
| Tee-tonk´-ah. | Big Lodge. |
| Chank-oo´-wash-tay. | Good Road. |
| Nah-pay´-shnee. | He does not flee (Courageous). |
| E´-nap-ay. | Comes Out (Appears Bravely). |
| Wah-chin´-tonk-ah. | Patient. |
| Wah-chink´-sap-ah. | Wise, Clear-headed. |
| Tah-ko´-dah. | Friend to them all. |
| O-dah´-ko-tah. | Friendly. |
| Tah-o´-han-o´-tah. | His Many Good Deeds. |
| Tah-wah´-hink-pay-o´-tah. | His Many Arrows (Resourceful). |
| Ko-han´-nah. | Swift. |
| O´-gal-lee-shah. | Red Shirt. |
| Ho´-wah-kan. | Mysterious Voice. |
| Wah-nah´-gee-skah. | White Spirit. |
| Wah-nee´-kee-yah. | Savior. |
| Wah-hah´-chank-ah. | Shield. |
XVII—INDIAN GIRLS’ NAMES AND SYMBOLIC DECORATIONS
All Indian art is symbolic, and the decorative native designs may be so applied in bead-work, basketry, weaving, embroidery, or jewelry as to express the ideals and personality of the maker. This is true of all the tribes, but the individual symbols vary with their customs and habitat.
Fig. 11.