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distinguished by having feathers of different colors fastened to the rims of their ears. Each clan was composed of the descendants of one family, and being blood unclear were forbidden to intermarry with those of the same clan. Each clan camped by itself. ( unclear the Cherokees as well as Creeks, had seven sides to their council houses, and when assembled each clan occupied its own appropriate side though the men sat on one end of the seats and the women on the other. Each clan was viewed in all respects as one family.) They had one standard under the special direction of the priests. This was a long pole, with the bark taken off and the wood painted white, and an eagle tail tied to the end of it. This was raised by the direction of their leader, and when they marched it was taken down and carried by two men. The priests were called Uni ky unclear hi. They had also another standard and under the direction of the priest for the war, ilska yu gu stu ega? This was painted red, and had a red cloth fastened to the top. This was raised only to call the people to war. When any one saw this, he raised the war whoop, and ran to it. The war dance commenced round this standard. Thomas Smith.