There are very few
representatives of this phratry existing now, and very little tradition
extant concerning its early history. The table does not show the
condition of these, organizations in the present community but as they
appear in the traditional accounts of their coming to Tusayan, although
representatives of most of them can still be found in the various
villages. There are, moreover, in addition to these, many other gentes
and sub-gentes of more recent origin. The subdivision, or rather the
multiplication of gentes may be said to be a continuous process; as, for
example, in "corn" can be found families claiming to be of the root,
stem, leaf, ear, blossom, etc., all belonging to corn; but there may be
several families of each of these components constituting district
sub-gentes. At present there are really but four phratries recognized
among the Hopituh, the Snake, Horn, Eagle, and Rain, which is
indifferently designated as Water or Corn:
1. Ho?-nan--Bear.
Ho?-nan Bear.
Ko?-kya?-a Spider.
Tco?-zir Jay.
He?k-pa Fir.
2. Tcu?-a--Rattlesnake--from the west and north.
Tcu?-a Rattlesnake.
Yu??-ya Cactus--opuntia.
P??n-e Cactus, the species that grows in dome-like masses.
??-se Cactus, candelabra, or branching stemmed species.
He?-wi Dove.
Pi-vwa?ni Marmot.
Pi?h-tca Skunk.
Ka-la?-ci-au-u Raccoon.
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