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

CHAPTER IV.--THE KINSHIP SYSTEM AND MARRIAGE LAWS 252
Classes of kinship 252
Consanguineous kinship 253
Affinities 255
Marriage laws 255
Whom a man or woman cannot marry 256
Whom a man or woman can marry 257
Importance of the subgentes 258
Remarriage 258

CHAPTER V.--DOMESTIC LIFE 259
Courtship and marriage customs 259
Domestic etiquette--bashfulness 262
Pregnancy 263
Children 265
Standing of women in society 266
Catamenia 267
Widows and widowers 267
Rights of parents and others 268
Personal habits, politeness, etc. 269
Meals, etc. 271

CHAPTER VI.--VISITING CUSTOMS 276
The_calumet_dance 276

CHAPTER VII.--INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS 283
Hunting customs 283
Fishing customs 301
Cultivation of the ground 302

CHAPTER VIII.--INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS (CONTINUED) 303
Food and its preparation 303
Clothing and its preparation 310

CHAPTER IX.--PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIES 312
War customs 312
Defensive warfare 312
Offensive warfare 315

CHAPTER X.--AMUSEMENTS AND CORPORATIONS 334
Games 334
Corporations 342
Feasting societies 342
Dancing societies 342

CHAPTER XI.--REGULATIVE INDUSTRIES 356
The government 356
Religion 363