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Kansa Indian Bands,
Gens and Clans
Many tribes have sub-tribes, bands, gens,
clans and phratry. Often very little
information is known or they no longer
exist. We have included them here to
provide more information about the tribes.
Chedunga. A subgens of the Chedunga gens of the Kansa.
Chizhuwashtage (chizhu peacemaker). The 15th Kansa
gens, the 7th on the Yata side of the tribal circle.
Dakanmanyin (walks shining). A subgens of the Han gens
of the Kansa.
Han ('night'). A Kansa gens. Its sub-gentes are
Hannikashinga and Dakanmanvin.
Hangatanga ('large Hanga'). A Kansa gens.
Hangnikashinga (night people ). A subgens of the Han
gens of the Kansa.
Husada (legs
stretched out stiff ). A subgens of the
Khuya gens of the Kansa.
Keresan Indian Bands, Gens and Clans
Hakan. The Fire clans of the Keresan pueblos of Acoma,
Cochiti, Santa Ana, Sia, and San Felipe, N. Mex. That of Acoma is now extinct.
Hapaluya. The Oak clans of the Keresan pueblos of
Laguna, Acoma, Sia, San Felipe, and Cochiti, N. Mex. The Oak clan of Laguna
claims to have come originally from Rio Grande pueblos, by way of Mt Taylor, and
to form a phratry with the Mokaich (Mountain Lion) clan; while that of Acoma
claims phratral relationship with the Showwiti (Parrot) and Tanyi (Calabash)
clans. The Oak clan of Sia is extinct, (F. W. H.)
Hooka (Ho′-o-ka).
The Dove clans of the Keresan pueblos of Santa Ana, San Felipe, and Sia, New
Mexico. That of the last-mentioned village is extinct.
Ibache (holds the firebrand to sacred pipes). A Kansa
gens. Its sub-gentes are Khuyeguzhinga and Mikaunikashinga.
Indian Tribes North of Mexico |
Indian Bands, Gens, & Clans
Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico
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Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906
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