Cedar Woman (205 page)

Authors: Debra Shiveley Welch

2
1
.
Lila – Very
or
m
u
ch

2
2
.
C
h
ia – O
l
der
b
ro
t
her

2
3
.
T
u
nkasila
W
ak
an
T
an
k
a –
Td
o
on
-k
a
-
s
he-la Wa
h-
kah Th
an
-k
a
h

–
t
h
e
G
r
a
n
d
fat
h
ers or spirits

2
4
.
Zit
k
a
M
ine –
Ahe
e
-t
d
k
a
h
m
i
n-
e
h –
A
l
so called
Ho
kagica To – Hoh-kha
–
(g
l
o
ttal G)
– ee
c
h
i
-ah Td-oh – the
W
ater Bird or Blue
H
e
r
o
n.
A healer
wh
o
a
l
s
o
s
y
m
bolizes
s
lef-r
e
flection

2
5
.
Wan
a
gi C
a
n
k
u – W
a
h
-
n
a
h
-
g
h
ee
C
h
a
n
-
k
o
o – t
h
e
place
five
s
teps

away
from
the
edge
of
t
h
e
world.
On t
h
e
fourth
step
a
s
p
irit ste
p
s i
n
t
o
t
h
e s
p
irit w
o
r
l
d
.

2
6
.
Unci
–
U
n
chee
–
g
ra
n
d
m
other

2
7
.
Mi
h
i
nga
–
H
u
s
b
a
n
d

2
8
.
Mitawin
–
W
i
fe

2
9
.
Tan
k
asil
u
s
–
T
h
e
S
p
irit
He
l
p
ers

3
0
.
Ta
k
u
s
k
an
s
k
a
n –
So
u
l

3
1
.
Canu
m
pa
– P
i
pe or sacr
e
d b
r
eath

3
2
.
N
d
N – I
n
d
ia
n
-
p
ref
e
rr
e
d
s
p
el
li
ng us
e
d
i
n wr
i
tt
en
m
a
t
er
i
als

3
3
.
Ina
M
ah
t
o
L
u
t
a –
M
o
t
h
e
r
R
e
d
Bear

3
4
.
M
ah
t
o
L
u
t
a
–
R
ed
B
ear

3
5
.
H
un
k
api
–
Ad
op
tio
n
C
e
re
m
ony
o
r
Ma
k
in
g of Re
l
a
ti
v
es

Cere
m
ony

3
6
.
Can
c
e
ga –
C
h
ah
n
-
c
h
a
y
-
g
h
a
h - D
r
um

3
7
.
Pesla – Pe
s
h
-l
a
h -
T
h
e Bald Heads, the
Gre
e
n Berets
of
t
h
e

S
i
o
u
x

3
8
.
Oyate –
Oh-y
a
h
-tay-
People

3
9
.
M
u
ch of
d
ialog
c
on
t
rib
u
ted by J
u
lie S
po
tted Ea
g
le
H
o
rse

4
0
.
Kach
i
n
a
–
Kuh-che
e
n-uh
-
M
eaning “L
i
fe
B
ringer”
now s
e
en in

Nati
v
e
A
m
eri
c
an for
m
s
o
f
art as in d
o
lls,
po
t
tery and
j
ewe
l
r
y.

4
1
.
Dine – De
e
n
-
a
y – Nav
a
jo Ar
t
ists

4
2
.
P
o
tato Da
n
ce
– A
p
o
tato
is
p
l
a
ced
betwe
e
n
t
h
e
for
e
heads
of
two
d
a
n
cers. T
h
e
l
ast two
d
a
n
cers to
k
eep
t
h
e p
o
tato
in
p
lace are t
h
e wi
n
n
er
s
.