Note 26 — Wars with the Niska and Tsimshian and conflicts between Haida families
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Some who were returning home from Skidegate were enslaved by the Tsimshian. We then carried the news to Skidegate. At that time we started to live at Xā′na.26 They then asked property of us on account of what we had done to the Tsimshian.27 After that, when we were living at Kaisun, more news came. They said that some canoes had been destroyed in Skidegate passage. Part of the people were enslaved also. It happened to three families. They did it to the Gîtî′ns’-servants,28 Those-born-at-Stasa′os,29 and Those-born-at-Pebble-town.30 The Tlingit were the ones who did it. When we came to Xā′na Those-born-at-House-point31 asked property of us for some who had been captured. Then they first gave us property. After that we also gave them property. When we came to Tcꜝā′ał Those-born-at-Stasa′os also asked blood money of us. We also gave to them blood money.