Note 283 — Chapter VII · CONCLUDING REMARKS.

The reader is cautioned against supposing that “air” as used in this section is employed in the scientific sense, because the Indians were ignorant of the nature of the atmosphere. They distinguish between the “Something-that-moves” (which we term the “Wind-maker,” “Wind-makers” in the plural) and the winds, and they also had distinct names for the clouds and “upper world.” They also had special names for the Four Quarters (Dakota, tatuye topa; Ȼegiha, tade uiȼĕ dubaha).