Note 11 — The one abandoned for eating the flipper of a hair seal

Qꜝol-djat is somewhat difficult to render. It is the feminine of one word for chief, qꜝol, but “chieftainess” would convey a false impression, because it is associated with the idea of the exercise of a chief’s power by a woman. A qꜝol-djat was not one who exercised the power of a chief, but a woman who belonged to the ranks of the chiefs, whether she were a chief’s wife or a chief’s daughter. ↑