18. O'mal. O'mal Marries The Daughter : '?ML MARRIES THE DAUGHTER OF THE KILLER-WHALE Then he considered what to do [looked at his heart]. Then he made up his mind. He was going to make love to the wife of Killing-at-North-End-of-World. He paddled in his folding canoe. All his younger brothers were in the canoe. They paddled, and hid...
Mink Pretends To Die : MINK PRETENDS TO DIE (ANOTHER VERSION). ("Dictated by MalE'd, a Kw'g*l", 1893.) Born-to-be-the-Sun was dying quickly that night. It was almost dawn. Then he worried about what they should do when he should be dead. "Ah! I am dying for my children," he said, speaking to himself. "I want to shut my...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Orig : ORIGIN OF THE MALLARD DUCKS. 3 Q!'nqi?laxu went again, and he saw the Mallard Ducks. They were steaming clover-roots. They could not see. Then they smelt him. "Hm! what should bring our lord Q!'nqi?laxu here? It smells like Q!'nqi?laxu." Then (the roots) were done. Then Q!'nqi?laxu took them...
30. The Brothers : 30. THE BROTHERS. Tradition of the Comox. (Dictated by Q'sElas, a M'dilb woman; recorded by George Hunt.) The ancestors of the Comox were living at a place called Pentlatch. The prince of the chief had for his wife the princess of another chief, a chief of the 'qsE?n. The woman had four brothers...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Origin Of The Mink : ORIGIN OF THE MINK. 1 Q!'nqi?laxu started, and saw the Mink sharpening (something). "What is that?"--"This will be for taking revenge. Give it to me, that I may see it!"--"This is nice. Turn your back to me." Then he put it on his back. "Go start! You shall be the mink of later man." FOOTNOTES 203...
41. The Boy Who Disappeared Underground : 41. THE BOY WHO DISAPPEARED UNDERGROUND. Tradition of the Ts!ts!lwa'lagam?, a Clan of the Nimkish. ("Told by NEg*', a G*'g*lgam of the Nimkish") A boy, one of the nobility of the Famous-Ones, was hungry, and cried. The parents tried to quiet him, but they were unable to do so. Finally they went...
17. Meskwa'. The Birth Of Greedy One : 17. MESKWA' (GREEDY-ONE). (Dictated by Q!'mg*ilis, a ?naqE'mg*ilisala, 1894.) THE BIRTH OF GREEDY-ONE. A woman was dead, the sweetheart of a man. Behold! she only planned with her sweetheart that the woman should pretend to be dead. Then she was in the box, and she was taken into the woods. Then...
20. Nomase'nxelis : p. 267 20. NMASE'NXLIS (OLDEST-ONE-IN-THE-WORLD). Tradition of the L!a'L!asiqwEla. (Recorded by George Hunt.) Oldest-One-in-the-World and his tribe lived at Red-Sand-Beach; and Oldest-One-in-the-World had for his princess Man y-colored-Woman, and the woman was blind. Many-colored-Woman had twelve...
Mink Marries Kelp : MINK MARRIES KELP. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) "Mother, I want to marry."--"Who is it?"--"Oh! it is this Kelp!"--"Nonsense!" said Mother. I like her because she has long hair."--"Then go Then he married Kelp. He embraced her. "Go down on ground! Go down on ground! Go down on ground! Go...
O'meal : p. 287 21. '?MEL (CHIEF-OF-THE-ANCIENTS). Tradition of the L!a'L!asiqwEla. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) Chief-of-the-Ancients lived at a pretty place named Dz'gEm, at one end of Dancing-Place-Beach, with his younger brothers, all the myth people; that is, the birds and plants. Then...
49. Additions To The Myth Of Kwekwaxa'we : 49. ADDITIONS TO THE MYTH OF KWKWAX'W?. 1 ("Dictated by a Lau'itss".) The myth people had nothing to eat. They made a salmon-trap, but no salmon went into it. Then Great-Inventor went to the graves, and asked, "Are not there any twins here?" He asked the first grave, which said, "Go to another...
Mink Imitates His Hosts : MINK IMITATES HIS HOSTS. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) The people were invited by Thrush-Woman to go to a feast with their friends. They sat down in the house, and Thrush-Woman arose and broke salmon-berry bushes, and huckle-berry bushes. Then she put down a dish, and put salmon-berry...
11. The Dzo'noqwa : 11. THE DZ'NOQ!WA. ("Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs", 1900.) A child was crying. Then it was [sent] told, "Go to sleep, else the Dz'noq!wa will pick you up in her arms." Thus was said. Its grandmother tried to frighten it. Then the child arose in the house and went out at night. Then it screamed...
Mink Wants To Marry Sawbill Duck Woman : MINK WANTS TO MARRY SAWBILL-DUCK-WOMAN. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) Then he wanted to marry again. I want to marry Sawbill-Duck-Woman."--"Go on," said Mother. Then he went to his future wife. He had white feathers on her head. He was sitting down at the place of his wife. There were many...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Origin Of The Deer : ORIGIN OF THE DEER. 2 He saw Deer sharpening shells. "What is that?" said Q!'nqi?laxu. "Y! you are the only one who does not know that Q!'nqi?laxu, who is going to set things right, is coming."--"Give it to me, and let me see it, friend!" p. 203 [paragraph continues] Then (Deer) gave them to Q...
18. O'mal. O'mal Makes War On Southeast Wind : '?ML MAKES WAR ON SOUTHEAST WIND. Then '?ml called in his younger brothers. "Let us go and make war against Southeast-Wind!" It is said that he had to do it, since '?ml and his tribe were dying of hunger. The wind was always blowing. "Let us go!" said his tribe. Then they went aboard the folding...
26. Ha'daho : 26. H'DAH. Tradition of the G*'p!noxu. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) H'dah was camping on the beach at the place Sea-Otter-Cove,--he who was the harpooneer of the chief of the ancestors of the Divided tribe. The steersman of H'dah was Unsurpassed; and in the middle of the canoe was sitting...
Mink Marries Frog Woman : MINK MARRIES FROG-WOMAN (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) "Mother!" he said again, "I want very much to marry this Frog-Woman."--"But won't you get tired of her when she begins to croak?"--"That is what I like."--"Go on," said Mother. Then he said to her, "I want to marry you."--"Well, sit...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Orig. Part 02 : ORIGIN OF THE RACCOON. 2 Q!'nqi?laxu started, and saw Raccoon. He was finishing what was going to be a spear. He put it over the fire and marked rings around his spear. "This is pretty! Turn your back to me!" Then he put it into his back. He pushed it into his back. Then he took coal and painted...
52. Note Regarding The Origin Of The Sun : 52. NOTE REGARDING THE ORIGIN OF THE SUN. 3 A Lau'itsis whom I asked did not know the story of the liberation of the sun. FOOTNOTES 495:3 Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, Vol. III, p. 393; F. Boas, Indianische Sagen, etc., p. 173; this volume, p. 233.
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 05 : p. 201 Q!'NQI?LAXU REVIVES THE ANCESTORS OF THE KOSKIMO. 1 He saw a village. There was no smoke of the village. Only one house had smoke. He saw one child sitting in the house. Q!'nqi?laxu spoke. "Where are [your] the other ones?" Thus said Q!'nqi?laxu to the child. "They were eaten by this...
25. Ama'xwaxsagila : 25. A?M'XWAX*SAG*LA (POTLATCH-GIVER). Tradition of the G*'p!noxu. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) The ancestors of the Divided tribe went to Cave to gather herring-spawn, and the name of their chief was Potlatch-Giver. There is a high hill at Cave, and it falls down steep to the sea. The chief...
38. Xwa'xwas : 38. XW'XWAS. 1 Tradition of the G*'lg*lgam, a Clan of the Nimkish. Xw'xwas was the ancestor of the G*'lg*lgam. When the Deluge came, he assumed the form of a salmon and went into the lake at the foot of the mountain Xa'wol, at the upper part of Nimkish Lake. When the Deluge subsided, he landed...
22. Da'pabe : 22. D'P!AB (LEADER). Tradition of the Koskimo. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) The ancestors of the Koskimo lived at Cut-Beach, and they had for their chief Leader, and Leader had for his wife Sitting-in-Canoe, the princess of Going-Straight-on, the chief of the ancestors of the North people. Leader...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 09 : Q!'NQI?LAXU MAKES A HOUSE FOR ONLY-ONE. 2 Q!'nqi?laxu saw much dirt. He took it and made a house. He finished the house. Then he took water and blew it on the house. Then the house made of dirt became large. It was the house of Only-One. He took cedar-sticks and put them up outside the house, and Q...
18. O'mal. O'mal Gets The Soil : '?ML GETS THE SOIL. Then he called his tribe in. "Let us try and get the soil and the leaves from below." They started and paddled, and the loon dived. He emerged again. He had not obtained anything. Then he changed with the seal, and p. 225 he staid under water a long time. Then he emerged. He...
28. The Descendants Of Surpassing : 28. THE DESCENDANTS OF SURPASSING. Tradition of the Gwa?s'la. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) Now I will tell another story about those who followed next to Surpassing, about his children,--Shelter, and his younger brother Great-Body,--the ancestors of the North people. They were their first ancestors...
47. Qe'xlala : 47. Q!'X*LALA. Tradition of the L'Lgd, a Clan of the ?w'las Kw'g*ul. The ancestor of the was L'Lgd was Q!'x*Lala. He came into existence at TSEd'sas in Hardy Bay, when the world was first lighted. He wore a very large head-ring, so that it had to be supported on each side. As a shaman his name w...
Mink And The Salmon : MINK AND THE SALMON. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) He saw a salmon jumping. "Hay'!" He said, "Hay'! If I should jump, I should come and jump inside of this tide-ripple." Then it came and jumped. Again he said, "Hay'! If I should jump, I should jump outside of this kelp." Then it jumped...
Mink Goes To Make War With His Friend Land Otter : MINK GOES TO MAKE WAR WITH HIS FRIEND LAND-OTTER (Dictated by MalE'd, a Kw'g*ul, 1893.) "Let us go and make war, friend," said Born-to-be-the-Sun to Land-Otter. "Whom shall we make war against, friend?" said, on his part, Land-Otter to Born-to-be-the-Sun. "Those are the ones whom we will take...
18. O'mal. O'mal Obtains The Tides : '?ML OBTAINS THE TIDES. Then '?ml borrowed the head of the squid and put it on his head, and went to his house and cried, "Oh, my good younger brother, my good younger brother, died at Sea!" Thus said '?ml. Then the news was reported to Wolf. "'?ml has a hard time. His younger brother died at sea."...
27. La'geleqela : 27. L'GELQELA (SURPASSING). Tradition of the Gwa?s'la. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) I shall talk about the ancestor of the North people, the X'los. He lived in the world above us, and sometimes p. 371 he would come down to a large mountain and sit on the beach at the upper end of a river on a lake...
17. Meskwa'. Greedy One Steals Crabapples : GREEDY-ONE STEALS CRABAPPLES. Then he went search in of food. He found Crabapple-Owner. Crabapple-Owner was climbing about. Then he became a child again. "Wu', wu', wu'!" said Greedy-One. Then the woman saw the child. ", , , !" said the woman to the child, for he had again become a child, although...
31. Yaxstal : p. 415 31. YAX*ST!AL. Tradition of the A'waiLEla. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) The ancestors of the Inlet people lived at Nord-Side. halfway up Olachen Place. They had for their chief First-Property-Giver, and he had for his prince a young man named Property-Giver. When it was almost winter...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 03 : Q!'NQI?LAXU MEETS OLDEST-ONE-IN-THE-WORLD. 1 Q!'nqi?laxu started and came to Oldest-One-in-the-World. Oldest-One-in -the- World went down to the beach and stood on the beach in the sea. "I [you] am going to die here," said Oldest-One-in-the-World. Then he was turned into stone by Q!'nqi?laxu, who...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 07 : Q!'NQI?LAXU MARRIES THE DAUGHTER OF GW'?NLLIS. 1 He arrived at Gw'?nllis. Then Q!'nqi?laxu pretended to be an old man. He sat down by a water. "Wash, wash, child of Gw'?nllis!" (he thought). Then the children of Gw'?nllis came. They were four girls. They saw Q!'nqi?laxu. Then one of the children...
5. La'lamin : 5. L!'LAMN. Tradition of the ?nE'mgs. ("Dictated by ?nEm'gwis", 1900.) Q'los was a bird when he came down. He looked for a house. Then the bird disappeared, and he began to be a man. He became possessed of a house, the outside of which was cloudless; and stars were on the house that he brought down...
Preface : p. v PREFACE. THE following series of Kwakiutl tales was collected by me on various journeys to British Columbia. In Volumes III and X of the Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition I have published a considerable number of myths written down by Mr. George Hunt of Fort Rupert, B. C...
34. Song Dance : p. 453 34. SONG-DANCE. Tradition of the Clans Q!a'mq!amtalal, Q!w'q!wanoxu, and P!'p!awiLnoxu, of the DEna'x*da?xu. Song-Dance (Q!a'mtalal), Always-staying-at-Olachen-Place (Dz'wadalals), Born-to-fly (P!'Lelag*i?laku), Xa'niatsEmg*i?laku, and Only-One (?nEm'gwis), the ancestors of the DEna'x*da?xu...
18. O'mal. O'mal Obtains The Water : '?ML OBTAINS THE WATER. Then '?ml took the stomach of K*!eg*'lbala and put it in place of his own stomach. He was trying to get the water from Virgin. Then he took excrements and entered the house of Virgin. She was asleep. Then he lifted her blanket and put the excrements behind Virgin. "Oh!" said...
18. O'mal. O'mal Paints The Birds : '?ML PAINTS THE BIRDS. Then '?ml painted his tribe. They carried up the fishes. Then the harlequin duck, and the buffle-head, and all the birds, and all the animals, were, painted. Then the land seaward emerged. ('?ml) was in a hurry, and he only rubbed coal over the raven, and he also rubbed clay...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 11 : Q!'NQI?LAXU, AND TS!'TS!. "Come," said Ts!'ts!, "that we may play!" Thus said Ts!'ts! to Olachen-Woman. Then Ts!'ts! gave his blanket to Olachen-Woman. Then she put on the blanket that she had gained in gambling. Q!'nqi?laxu said, "Don't go on the beach." Thus said Q!'nqi?laxu. Then Olachen-Wom...
50. Additions To The Myth Of The Mink : 50. ADDITIONS TO THE MYTH OF THE MINK. 2 Mink goes to war with his friend Land-Otter, against the ghosts L'lanoxu. When they are travelling, Mink says that he has lost his k*'sb. [The story-teller did not know what this was. In other versions it is a nose-ornament.] p. 495 Mink's pretense...
Xa'nelku : p. 177 X*'NELKU. Tradition of the Koskimo. ("Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs", 1900.) The Koskimo were always killed by the X'yalas, and they were only a few. Then a man went to hide his child when all his other children were dead. X*'nElku was the only child of the man. There were three,--he...
18. O'mal. O'mal Gambles With Gull : '?ML GAMBLES WITH GULL. Then '?ml said that he would gamble with Gull. He gambled with Gull, and '?ml staked his bear-skin blanket, and Gull also staked his blanket against '?ml. Then he gambled with Gull, and '?ml lost to Gull. "Hungry, hungry, hungry!" said '?ml to Gull. "H!" Gull. "I am hungry."...
Mink Roasts The Salmon : MINK ROASTS THE SALMON. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) Then he carried it in his hand. He borrowed the fish-knife of Mother. "Mother, lend me your fish-knife."--"What are you going to do with it?"--"I want to play."--"What are you going to cut?"--"It is a kelp. I will play cutting it." Well...
24. Qomgustaels : 24. Q!MG*USTELS (WEALTH-COMING-UP). Tradition of the X'yalas. 1 ("Recorded by George Hunt".) Now you will listen to the tradition that I am going to tell you about these spirits, those which are referred to by the Kwakiutl as Ghosts. The village of the spirits of the deceased was in our Under-World...
8. The Singing Skull : 8. THE SINGING SKULL. Tradition of the ?nE'mgs. ("Dictated in" 1900.) One morning the women were wailing in the house, while the men were out fishing. Since many people had died, the sound of wailing was heard in every house. Suddenly a voice was heard louder than all the wails of the women: "X*a'...
37. na'lakulem : 37. ?N'LAK!ULEM. Tradition of the P!'p!awiLnoxu, a Clan of the DEna'x*da?xu. ("Told by NEg*' and H'nidzEm".) The DEna'x*da?xu had been attacked by their enemies, and all were killed except ?n'lak!ulEm, the son of Ts!at'i. 1 p. 467 [paragraph continues] He did not know what to do, and finally he...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 06 : Q!'NQI?LAXU MEETS SHAMAN. 1 Q!'nqi?laxu started. He saw Shaman, and he saw his fire. The fire was in the woods. He saw his ring of red cedar-bark, and he saw his wood-worms. Q!'nqi?laxu was afraid, and he went past behind him. FOOTNOTES 199:1 Here the story is resumed at the time when he leaves his...
17. Meskwa'. Greedy One Catches The Salmon : GREEDY-ONE CATCHES THE SALMON. Then (Greedy-One) looked about again where to get food. Greedy-One became hungry. Then he lay down on the beach. H, h, I am sick, I am sick!" he said. "Come, take pity on this sick one!" Thus he said to Salmon. The Salmon came and jumped on his back. Then Greedy-One...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 02 : Q!'NQI?LAXU MEETS '?ML. 2 Q!'nqi?laxu started and saw '?ml. Then '?ml pointed at Q!'nqi?laxu. Then he pointed at the forehead of Q!'nqi?laxu, and there was a hole in the forehead of Q!'nqi?laxu. Then he took revenge, and pointed from a long ways off. Truly, they were supernatural beings. Q...
7. Ma'dem : p. 97 7. M'DEM. Tradition of the ?n'?nlk*!noxu, a clan of ?nEmgs. ("Dictated by ?nEm'gwis", 1900.) 'malalEm? and Unattainable [Made-so-that-he-can-not-be-climbed-up-to] were men in the beginning, in the far past. They did not meet any one, and they built their house at Up-River. That is the name...
Next. Mink Pretends To Die : MINK PRETENDS TO DIE. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) "Anan', anan'! I am dying in the house. Anan' anan'! Go to our tribe and let them come, that we may deliberate how I shall be when I come to an end." Then the tribe started. "Come, let us go and talk about the way our chief is going to be...
Mink Plays With Seal : MINK PLAYS WITH SEAL. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) Then he said he would play with Young-Seal. "Where will you play?"--"We will play rolling."--"Take care of your younger brother, else you might cause an accident to your younger brother."--"I won't hurt him. He will only look on." Then he...
23. Qa'giwa : 23. Q!'G*I?WA (CENTRE, THE CHIEF OF THE GHOSTS). Tradition of the Koskimo. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) The ancestors of the Koskimo were living at Winter-Place, and they had a chief whose name was Centre. He was really treated like a chief by his tribe; for, as soon as the tribe would fish halibut...
33. The Blind Man Who Recovered His Eyesight : 33. THE BLIND MAN WHO RECOVERED HIS EYESIGHT. Tradition of the Clan Ts!ts!na of the A'waLEla. ("Told by NEg*'".) The A'waLEla, the descendants of Ts!'na, were hungry. They had no fish. They were travelling about looking for a river in which there were fish, and they came to Qwa?la'd There w...
6. Kuno'sila : 6. KUN'SILA. Tradition of the ?nE'mgs. ("Dictated by ?nEm'gwis", 1900.) When Thunder-Bird came down, he sat on a rock on the beach of the house at Thunder-Bird-Place. What are you doing here?" was said to him. "I merely desired to come."--"It would be well if you became a man, that I may be your...
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44. Ma'leleqala : 44. M'LLEQALA. Tradition of the Ma'malleqala. ("Told by L'bid, a Ma'malleqala".) M'lleqala knew that Q!'nq?laku was coming south after having left his brother ?nEm'gwis, and that he was transforming the world. He also knew that the Deluge, which was sent by the Chief in Heaven, was coming, and th...
18. O'mal. O'mal Imitates His Hosts : '?ML IMITATES HIS HOSTS. Then Thrush-Woman invited (the myth people to a feast). ('?ml's) tribe entered. Then she pushed (a feather) into her anus, and excrements came out. They were salmon-berries. Then she put them into a dish and placed them before her guests Then they went out. Then it w...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 10 : p. 193 Q!'NQI?LAXU KILLS THE WHALES. 1 Q!'nqi?laxu went on. He saw a large bird, the thunder-bird. The thunder-bird was eating the double-headed serpent. Q!'nqi?laxu took the back of the double-headed serpent. He put the back of the serpent on as a belt. He took the eyes of the double-headed...
46. Ga'sagila : p. 487 46. G'SAG*ILA. Tradition of the Na'k!wax*da?xu. G'sag*ila was a chief who had many carvings. He came from the south. He put them up when he reached the north country. He went to Gwa'w in the country of the Na'k!wax*da?xu, and there he staid. There he made a winter-dance, and his son became...
48. Wa'wale : 48. W'WAL. 1 Tradition of the Kw'g*ul. W'wal was a harpooneer who lived at Crooked-Beach (Q'logws).... His son's name was G'dzdalal. (The beginning of his story is as usual. He is a successful harpooneer, aid he kills seals very quickly. One day he cooks seals' heads for his boy and goes home. When...
9. Mountain Goat Hunter : p. 109 9. MOUNTAIN-GOAT HUNTER. Tradition of the L'LEgd, a clan of the ?wlas Kw'g*l. ("Dictated by Y'gLas", 1900) Rolling-down saw (some) mountain-goats. "Let me go up to the mountain-goats walking about on the rocks" (he said).--"Where are they?" said his wife. "They are there at L!EsEl'ku...
Mink Marries Diorite Woman : MINK MARRIES DIORITE-WOMAN (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) "Mother, I want to marry."--"Who is it?"--"Oh, Diorite-Woman."--"Well, then, try again. Will you not be tired if she does not talk?"--"That is what I like." Then he went to his future wife. Night came, and they lay down. He tried...
40. Gray Face And Twin : 40. GRAY-FACE ('XSEM) AND TWIN (YKW'L). 2 Tradition of the Ts!ts!lwa'lagam?, a Clan of the Nimkish. (Dictated by NEg*'.) LEla'g*ins, the father of Gray-Face and A?m'LEs, lived at Flat Place ('dz'?ls). The name of his wife was ?m'xulayugwa, who belonged to the clan K*!k*a'noxu of p. 474 the A'waLEl...
Mink Is Deserted : MINK IS DESERTED BY HIS WIFE. (Dictated by Y'gLas, a ?nE'mgs, 1900.) Then he went to his house with his wife. Then his wife was pregnant, and gave birth to a child. Her child was a boy. Then Sawbill-Duck-Woman said, "Let us go and see the ancestors of this baby." Then he went to Woodpecker. He said...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 04 : Q!'NQI?LAXU GIVES MAN AND WOMAN THEIR PRESENT FORM. 1 Then Q!'nqi?laxu saw (two people) coming towards him. Then the one moved his head toward that of the other. They cohabited. Behold, they were this way, the one had her vulva on the forehead, the other had his penis on the forehead. "Go on, lie...
35. Dza'wadalalis : 35. DZ'WADALALS. Tradition of the G*'xsEm of the DEna'x*da?xu. ("Told by NEg*' and H'nidzEm".) Dz'wadalals was sent down from the sky at the time when mountains and rivers came into existence. He came p. 456 to a pretty place called L'gwal?Eldzas. With him came a woman named LgEkwi'?laku. They had...
4. Scab : 4. SCAB. Tradition of the DEna'x*da?xu. ("Dictated by Charlie Wilson", 1900.) It was when the Thunder-Bird clan lived at G*i'x. They had many children. Then Scabby-Body had scabs all over his body, and his father felt badly on account of his scabby child. Then he called his tribe into (his house)...
36. Ga'yusdaselas : 36. G*'YUSD?SELAS. Tradition of the G*'xsEm, a Clan of the DEna'x*da?xu. ("Told by NEg*' and H'nidzEm".) One evening G*'yusd?sElas, a descendant of Dz'wadalals, was sitting in his house, tying a hook to the end p. 463 of his fishing-pole. The end of the pole stuck out from the door of his house...
32. Qo'mgila : 32. Q!'MG*ILA. Tradition of the Clan G*i'g*lgam or Awo'o of the A'waLEla. ("Told by and NEg*' and H'nidzEm".) Q!'mg*ila lived in his house on the fighting hill (xusE'la) of his village, a little back of the river Ha'nwad at 'LEgEmla. He had three children, two sons, named L'x?unla and W'x?id...
14. Great Inventor : 14. GREAT-INVENTOR. ("Dictated by MalE'd, a Kw'g*ul", 1893.) The myth people were hard up for water. They only drank the juice of roots. Then Great-Inventor went to get water for his tribe. He knew that only one woman, living at Bull Harbor, had water. Then he got ready to go to Bull Harbor. He...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu. Part 08 : Q!'NQI?LAXU BEGINS HIS WANDERINGS. 4 "Don't go away!" said Q!'nqi?laxu to Only-One. "I shall go to see the child of Gw'?nllis." Q!'nqi?laxu started. He saw Shaman-Woman. Q!'nqi?laxu was afraid of Shaman-Woman, and he went past inland from Shaman-Woman. Q!'nqi?laxu started, and he saw p. 195...
1. Qa'neqelaku And Xate'tsen : p. 3 1. Q!'NQ?LAKU AND XAT'TSEN. Tradition of the Q'm?noxu, a Clan of the L'gwilda?xu. ("Dictated by Wa'nuku", 1893.) Xat'tsEn was sitting in his house when his attendant came and said, "Don't sit here in the house, for somebody is coming to the beach here."--"Maybe this is what I am expecting...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Transformati : TRANSFORMATION OF THE MAN WITH MANY MOUTHS. 2 Then Q!'nqi?laxu started. He saw people laughing. Then he became afraid. Behold! he discovered Mouth-Body, who was this way. Behold! he had many mouths. Q!'nqi?laxu started. Is that the way you are?" Then he said to him, "That is the way we are...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Qa'neqilaxu : 16. THE Q!'NQI?LAXU LEGEND. 1 (Dictated by Q!'mg*ilis, a ?naqE'mg*ilisala, 1894) Q!'NQI?LAXU AND HIS BROTHER ONLY-ONE. 2 Heron had for his wife Woodpecker-Woman. Q!'nqi?laxu and Only-One came, pretending to be the children p. 189 of Heron. Q!'nqi?laxu came from above. He came to see this world...
39. nemo'gwis : 39. ?NEM'GWIS. 1 Tradition of S'sEnL?, a Clan of the Nimkish. ?nEm'gwis travelled northward, coming from Seymour Narrows. He made war upon the people and destroyed many villages. Finally he went up Nimkish River, and came to the mountain Ts!Ex*'waku. There he acquired supernatural power. A goose...
19. Ha'daga : 19. H'DAGA (RAVEN-SOUND-IN-HOUSE). Traditions of the L!a'L!asiqwEla. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) Now I will tell you a story about the ancestors of Those-who-throw-away, a clan of the Sea-Dwellers. It is said that the village of the ancestors of Those-who-throwaway was at River-in-Front. Their...
18. O'mal. O'mal Kills The Thunder Birds : '?ML KILLS THE THUNDER-BIRDS. Then '?ml considered what to do [looked at his heart]; and he was going to make war against the Thunder-Bird. He took poles and made a whale of them. Then the work of '?ml was finished. Then he sent Mink to borrow the whale mask of the Whale. Mink started. "I was told...
10. Wi'wagesawe : 10. W'WAG*SAW?. Tradition of the L'LEgd, a clan of the ?wlas Kw'g*l. ("Dictated by Y'gLas", 1900) The people lived at Xukw'k*n. They staid at the salmon-weir. Then they went up river to see whether salmon were jumping. Then one jumped. W'wag*saw? started and went up the river to look at his...
16. The Qa'neqilaxu Legend. Origin Of The Perch : ORIGIN OF THE PERCH. 3 Then he saw a perch. "Don't come near me on the water. You are secular." 4--"I am really the greatest thrower of all, 5 'lalahah'", great friend!" Thus he said to him. "You are a great shaman," said Q!'nqi?laxu to him. "H'hehehe! you only say that I sing my sacred shaman's...
12. The Mink Legend : 12. THE MINK LEGEND. Mink and the Sun. ("Dictated by MalE'd, a Kw'g*l", 1893.) The future mother of Born-to-be-the-Sun was weaving wool, facing the rear of the house. Then the sun was in the sky, and--the sun was shining through the holes in the house; and the rays struck her back while she s...
13. The Deer And His Son : 13. THE DEER AND HIS SON. (Dictated by MalE'd, a Kw'g*ul, 1893.) Deer was paddling along. His son Fawn was sitting in the bow of the canoe. It was foggy. It was the fall of the year. Then Fawn spoke to his father. "Stop!" he said, "there is the sound of warriors." Fawn heard the sound of paddles...
Hama'lakauae : 3. HAM'LAK*AUA?. Tradition of the A'waiLEla. ("Dictated by Hai'alk*ngam?, a DEna'x*da?xu", 1897.) A person living at Having-Humpback-Salmon dreamed. (He said) "Don't stay thus, children! I have dreamed of the supernatural power that we get from time to time (we inherit)." Thus he said. He wakened...
18. O'mal. O'mal Obtains Daylight : '?ML OBTAINS DAYLIGHT. Then '?ml tried to get our daylight. He quickly became the child of Daylight-Receptacle-Woman (the gull). Then Daylight-Receptacle-Woman gave birth to her child, and the child of Daylight-Receptacle-Woman quickly began to speak. Then he said that he wanted to play with a toy...
2. Se'nle : 2. SE'NL?. Tradition of the L'gwilda?xu. ("Dictated by MalE'd", 1893.) A man lived at Y'kwin. He said that he had come down from above, being the son of the Sun. He had the name SE'nl?. Then he wore the sun mask. He came after he had left the place from which he came down, where he had first been...
17. Meskwa'. Greedy One Kills Bear, Cormorant : p. 215 GREEDY-ONE KILLS BEAR, CORMORANT, AND GUM. Then he took a rope and tied it to the salmon. Only its tail he tied to it, and put it on as a belt. Then he asked some one to go with him fishing halibut. Behold! that was the Grizzly Bear and the Cormorant and also Gum. There were three...
43. La'lamin : p. 480 43. L!'LAMN. 1 Tradition of the L!'L!Elmn, a Clan of the Nimkish. ("Told by NEg*'".) L!'lamn built a house at K!'k*!axLala, in the middle of the river, making a foundation of heavy logs, which he piled one on another, and which he weighted down with stones. Before he finished his house...
18. O'mal. 18. O'mal : p. 217 18. '?ML. (Dictated by Q!'mg*ilis, a ?naqE'mg*ilisala, 1894.) Then '?ml started and asked the Grave, "Are there no twins (here)?" Thus he said. (The Grave replied,) "That one far away from me."--"Are there no twins among you?" Thus he said. (The Grave replied,) "We are twins."--"Come, let...
42. Ke'los : p. 478 42. K*'LS. Tradition of the N'nlk*!noxu, a Clan of the Nimkish. ("Told by NEg*'".) K*'ls and one of his friends were fishing for cohoes salmon at a small river. When he was about to take them out of his trap, he found that the wolves had been there before, and had taken away the salm...
29. No'aqaua : p. 385 29. N'AQAUA (WISEST-ONE). Tradition of the Aw'k*!noxu. ("Recorded by George Hunt".) The ancestors of the SE'mxlidxu lived at the head of Rivers Inlet at SE'mxl. They had Copper-Maker for their chief, and their second chief was Wisest-One. Wisest-One had four children, all boys. At one time...
45. No'mas : 45. N'MAS. 1 Tradition of the N'nEmasEq'ls, a Clan of the Lau'itss. N'mas came down from the sky to 'g*iwala, at Fort Rupert. While he was sitting there, a butterfly 2 as large p. 486 as an eagle flew about his head, and cried "Ma, ma, ma!" three times. For this reason the people sing this burden...
