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Updated: June 14, 2025
This marked preponderance of Shyuamo in tribal affairs aroused apprehensions on the part of the other strong clans; it also caused the greater number of the weaker clusters to gravitate toward the growing element of power held by the Turquoise people. A schism was slowly and imperceptibly preparing itself among the people of the Rito.
They did not consider that instead of giving to Shyuamo a legitimate share in the government of the tribe, they virtually gave the Turquoise people a majority. For the latter had already two representatives of great influence.
For this reason did I speak to our father the tapop that he should call in the uuityam, in order that all might hear and that nobody could say afterward, 'Shyuamo hanutsh has taken from Tzitz hanutsh what belonged to the Water people, and behold we knew nothing about it! Shyuamo hanutsh" he raised his voice and glanced around with flashing eyes "has many people; Shyuamo is strong!
But your clan has land enough now, for many of the men of Shyuamo have gone over to Shipapu!" He dropped Tyope's hand, wiped away the tears that were forcing themselves to his eyes, and stood in silence. Not one of the bystanders moved; the Hishtanyi Chayan lifted his eyes to the sky, Tyope stared vacantly. He seemed to stagger. The delegate from the Water clan grasped his hand again, and said,
"You have time enough left to speak against Shyuamo," said the chief of the Delight Makers in a wicked manner. "That I shall do, most assuredly," exclaimed Tyame. "I am against giving Shyuamo any more ground than they have at present. You have enough for yourselves, for your women, and for all your children. Do more work in the field and do less penance; be shyayak rather than Koshare!"
"But if Shyuamo hanutsh says to Tzitz hanutsh, 'We will give you such and such things that are precious to you if you give us the land, and does it, then I am in favour of compelling Tzitz hanutsh to give it; for it is better thus than that the tribe should be divided and each part go adrift. These are my thoughts, sa nashtio yaya."
"Will you give it to me?" "Yes." "It is well; and now I will tell you something that you don't know yet. Our father, Kauaitshe, is fasting." "He is right," Shotaye remarked; "it will make him leaner." Both laughed, but Hayoue said with greater earnestness, "Tyame is doing penance also." "Then he is with his woman from Shyuamo," flippantly observed Shotaye; "it will make Turquoises cheaper."
He glanced around the circle pompously; but when his eye caught the cold gaze of Topanashka he felt almost a chill, and shrank to natural and more modest proportions. He looked quickly in the direction where Tyope was sitting; but the delegate from Shyuamo hanutsh held his face covered with both hands, and did not notice the pleading look of the little governor.
"Early enough yet, satyumishe," replied the old man quietly, and Tyame remarked, "Shyuamo dwells nearer to the uuityam than we. The Turquoise men have everything close at hand, the tapop, the place, everything, and everybody. All we have is the maseua," he added laughing, "and he is very old." The laughter became general, and Tyope said in a tone of flattery,
"But if there are no Moshome about, whence could there come danger to us?" "From there;" and Hayoue pointed to distant cliffs where some of the cave-dwellings of Shyuamo were visible at the diminutive openings in the rock. "Why from there?" "From Shyuamo hanutsh." "What can Shyuamo want to do harm for?" Hayoue grew really impatient. "You think of nothing else but your girl," he grumbled.
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