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6 6. Oyate-citca (Oyale ṡića). Bad nation.

7. Tiⁿta-otoⁿwe (Tiɳta-otorɳwe), of Hake-wacte, or Tiⁿtatoⁿwaⁿ (Tiɳtatoɳwaɳ) of A. L. Riggs, Village on-the-prairie (tiɳta).

These seven gentes still exist, or did exist as late as 1880.

THE WAQPE-KUTE

The name waqpe-kute is derived from waqpe (waḣpe), leaf, and kute, to shoot at, and signifies Shooters-among-the-leaves, i. e., among the deciduous trees, as distinguished from Wazi-kute, Shooters-at-or-among-the-pines. The gentes exist, but their names have not been recorded.

THE WAQPE-TOᴺWAᴺ OR WAHPETON

The name of this people signifies Village-among-the-leaves (of deciduous trees), the gens being known to the whites as Leaf Village or Wahpeton. The gentes of this people, as given in 1884 by Reverend Edward Ashley, are the following:

13. Iⁿyaⁿ-tceyaka-atoⁿwaⁿ (Iɳyaɳ-ćeyaka-atoɳwaɳ), Village-at-the-dam-or-rapids.

14. Takapsin-toⁿwaⁿna (Takapsin-toɳwaɳna), Village-at-the-shinny-ground.

15. Wiyaka-otina, Dwellers-on-the-sand (wiyaka).

16. Oteqi-atoⁿwaⁿ (Oteḣi-atoɳwaɳ),Village-in-the-thicket (oteḣi).

17. Wita-otina, Dwellers-on-the-island (wita).

18. Wakpa-atoⁿwaⁿ (Wakpa-atoɳwaɳ), Village-on-the-river.