FIG. 38.—Osage camping circle.
When there is sickness among the children on the Waɔaɔe or right (war) side of the circle, their parents apply to the Tsiɔu (Tsiɔu wactaʞe?) for food for them. In like manner, when the children on the left or Tsiɔu side are ill, their parents apply to the Panhka (wactaqe?), on the other side, in order to get food for them.
The Seven Tsiɔu fireplaces occupy the left or peace side of the circle. Their names are:
1. Tsiɔu Sĭntsaʞ¢e, Tsiɔu-wearing-a-tail (of hair)-on-the-head; also called Tsiɔu Wanŭn', Elder Tsiɔu; in two subgentes, Sintsaʞ¢ĕ, Sun and Comet people, and Cŭñʞe i'nik`ăcin'a, Wolf people.
2. Tse ʇṵ'ʞa intse', Buffalo-bull face; in two subgentes, of which the second is Tse' ¢añka' or Min'paha', Hide-with-the-hair-on. The policemen or soldiers on the left side belong to these two gentes.
3. Min k'in', Sun carriers, i.e., Carry-the-snn (or Buffalo hides)-on-their-backs. These have two subgentes, a, Mini'niɥk`acin'a, Sun people; b, Minxa' ska i'niɥk`ăcin'a, Swan people,
4. Tsi'ɔu wacta'ʞe, Tsiɔu peacemaker, or Tan'wanʞa'xe, Village-maker, or, Ni'wa¢ĕ, Giver of life. These have two subgentes, a, Wapin it`a'ɔi, Touches-no-blood, or Qü¢a' ɔü'tse, Red-eagle (really a hawk);[pg 234] b, Qü¢a' pa san', Bald-eagle, or Ɔansan'u'niɥk`ăcin'a, Sycamore people, the leading gens on the left side of the circle.
5. Han i'niɥk`ăcin'a, Night people, or Tsi'ɔu we'haʞi¢e, the Tsiɔu-at-the-end, or Tse'¢añka'. Their two subgentes are: a, Night people proper; b, Wasa'de, Black-bear people.
6. Tse ʇṵ'ʞa, Buffalo bull. In two subgentes, a, Tse ʇṵ'ʞa, Buffalo bull; b, ¢u'qe, Reddish-yellow buffalo (corresponding to the Nuqe of the Ponka, Tuqe of the Quapaw, and Yuqe of the Kansa).