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tribe in Canada and named Ka-tei-tei-sta-kwast (beautiful flower). The
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Jayanti, Vimala (1988). Gacs, Ute; Khan, Aisha; McIntyre, Jerrie; Weinberg, Ruth (eds.).
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Encyclopedia of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy)
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American linguist, ethnologist, geologist and folklorist
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Johansen, Bruce Elliott; Mann, Barbara Alice (2000).
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Smith, Erminnie A. (1883). "Myths of the Iroquois".
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