Native American Legends
The origin of some Mishongnovi Clans
A Hopi Legend
The Bátki clan and the Sand clan come from Palátkwapi.
When traveling, the Sand clan would spread sand on the ground and
plant corn.
The Bátki clan would cause it to thunder and rain (by singing),
the crop would grow in a day and they would have something to eat.
At Homólovi (Winslow) they lived a long time. They brought
with them the Soyál cult, the Lagón cult, and the
Soyál Katcina.
They went to Aoátovi. Here they were not welcome, and hence
moved on to Mishóngnovi, where they found the Bear, Parrot
and Crow clans. They were asked what they knew to produce rain and
crops. They spread the sand, made corn grow, etc., whereupon they
were welcomed and their leader was made the chief of the village.
The spring Toríva was then very small. But the Bátki-ñamu
had brought from the Little Colorado River mud, grass, and water
in a móngwikuru. This they put into the spring and that increased
the flow of the water, and there was also much grass around it formerly,
when there were fewer burros than there are now.
The Bear clan had the Antelope cult, the Parrot and the Crow clans
the Blue Flute cult. The Crane and the Eagle clans had the position
of the village crier, and the Drab Flute cult. The Bátki
were admitted to the Antelope and Blue Flute Fraternities, and hence
Sik'ánakpu makes the cloud symbols in the ceremony of the
Blue Flute society.
After that the Young Corn-Ear (Píhk'ash) or Corn-Ear (Kaö')
clan came from the east, from the Pueblo, Sik'ánakpu thinks.
According to Sik'ánakpu the earlier clans came to Mishóngnovi
as follows:
The Parrot and Crow clans, who had the Blue Flute cult and the
village chief.
The Bear clan, who brought the Antelope altar now used in the Snake
ceremony.
The Crane and Eagle clan brought the Drab Flute and Maraú
cult, and had the village crier.
The Katcina clan, with the Katcinas.
The Sand clan, with the Lagón, Soyál, and Snake cult.
The Bátki clan. These had no cult, but controlled the water.
The Young Corn-Ear clan. These had no special cult, but brought
a better quality of corn.
Before the Bátki people came, the corn was very small. They
made it rain and so it grew large. The Píhk'ash clan brought
better and larger corn with them.
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