Note 29 — Chapter II · GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SLAVERY.
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Boas, speaking of the Kwakiutl Indians, writes: “All the tribes of the Pacific Coast are divided into a nobility, common people and slaves. The last of these may be left out of consideration, as they do not form part and parcel of the clan, but are captives made in war, or purchases, and may change ownership as any other piece of property”29. From this statement it appears that the Kwakiutl kept slaves.