TEXTS⁠[128] (continued 3)

One morning he awoke with a dream. He dreamed that he had gotten home.⁠[155] And one morning he said to his younger brothers, “Get up quickly. Let us head the canoe shoreward at random. The sun always rises from behind Mount Verstovaia.” So they headed shoreward. When it became dark they lowered their anchor into the sea in the direction of the sunrise, and after they had been out for many nights they saw a sea gull swimming about. It was really Mount Edgecumbe that they saw. When they got near to it they saw plainly that it was Mount Edgecumbe. “Head straight for the mountain,” said Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk, and toward evening they came near it. They named the place where they came in Canoe-resting-place. There he pounded out the figure of a sea lion so that people might know he had come ashore at that place. Then they came to Sitka.

ʟēqǃ One tsǃutāˊt morning ān with it kē up udzîgîˊt he came to awaken dutcūˊnî. his dream. Ye Thus atcūˊn something he dreamed qōxagāˊqtc. he came home. 322-5Adᴀˊxayu And then ʟēqǃ one tsǃutāˊt morning dukīˊkǃ his younger hᴀs brothers ye thus aỵaosīqaˊ, he said to, “Cāˊidaqêˊdê. “Get up [quickly]. Yāˊkᵘỵî Canoe ᴀt things kᴀîłagaˊ. load up. Tcākūgeˊỵî Anywhere yêˊnde to there haỵākᵘgwatāˊn. let us be heading. G̣ᴀgāˊn Sun Kanēˊsdîca Cross mountain (Mount Verstovaia) cakīˊnᴀx on the mountain kē up x̣îx̣tc.” always rises quickly.” Adᴀˊxayu And then yên there hᴀs they ỵāˊwatᴀn. were heading Qōˊka Dark wucg̣ēˊdî [when] it got itself hᴀsducaỵīˊnaỵî their anchor hīnqǃ into the water hᴀs they anatīˊtc always lowered g̣ᴀgāˊn sun anᴀˊx wherefrom it ke up x̣îx̣tcîỵaˊ. always rises. ʟᴀx qǃān Very many [nights] hᴀs they uxēˊ stayed out sayuˊ it was hᴀs they aosītēˊn saw kēˊʟ̣adî sea gull 322-10ỵadjîˊndahēn. was swimming. Xātc It was ʟǃux Mount Edgecumbe ᴀsiyuˊ that hᴀs they aosītēˊn. saw. Axᴀˊng̣a Near to it ya hᴀs when gaqōˊxayu they were coming hᴀs they aosītēˊn saw ʟǃux Mount [Edgecumbe] kǃîdēˊn. plainly (or well) “Yucāˊ “The mountain adatcūˊn” (head) straight at it,” yuỵawaqāˊ what said Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk, Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk, “adᴀtcūˊn “straight toward it ỵᴀna-iˊsatᴀn.” be heading.” Adᴀˊxayu And then x̣āˊnadê toward evening ᴀnᴀˊx near it yên there hᴀs they ūwaqoˊx. came in. Ye Thus hᴀs they āˊwasa called Yākᵘ-qᴀłᴀsegᴀˊkᵘ. Canoe-resting-place. Tān Sea lion a akawatīˊ he pounded out [a figure of] ānᴀˊx by it g̣aduskūˊt that they might know hu he anᴀˊx near it yên wuqoxōˊn. there had come (ashore). Adᴀˊxawe And then yaCīˊtǃka this Sitka de to hᴀs they wuqōˊx. got.

When they arrived in front of this town his old wife was weeping outside. While she was crying she saw the canoe come in front of the town. She saw the root hat she herself had woven. She started up, and went into the house. When they came in below the old woman felt happy. When her husband came up to her he gave away all sorts of things to the people—sea-lion whiskers, sea-otter skins, fur-seal skins. He shook hands⁠[156] with his brothers-in-law. Then they said to him, “This long time the death feast has been held for you.” The young woman, however, was already married. She mourned much [to think that she had left her first husband who was now so wealthy].

Yāˊane This town eg̣aỵāˊqdê below (houses) ya when hᴀs they g̣aqōˊxayu were coming tcǃāˊguaỵî the old [one] ducᴀˊt his wife g̣ānt outside ag̣āˊx. wept. Tcǃayeˊ Just while sug̣āxēˊ she was crying ayuˊ it was aosītēˊn she saw yuyāˊkᵘ the canoe ān town ēg̣ayaˊdê below ỵānaqoˊx. was coming. 323-5Aosītēˊn She saw āwuˊāgêˊ [what] she had woven xāt [spruce] root sǃāx̣ᵘ. hat. Wudihāˊn She started up nēłdeˊ into the house wuguˊt. she got. Hāt To it hᴀs they ūˊwaqox. came. Dutuwuˊsigu Felt happy yucāˊwᴀt the woman cān. old. Doxoˊx Her husband doxᴀˊnqǃ to her dāq up gūˊdayu when he came łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt all things qadjīdēˊ to the people ye thus aosīˊne he gave away tān-qǃᴀdadzāˊỵî, sea-lion whiskers, yaˊx̣ᵘtcǃ sea-otter dūguˊ, skins, qǃūn fur-seal duguˊ. skins. Ān With them (things) qādjîˊn hands aołīʟ̣ēˊkᵘ he shook dokāˊniỵên. his brothers-in-law. Yē Thus daỵaˊdoqᴀ said to him, “Detcǃāˊkᵘ “This long time īītīˊqǃ in your place yên there yuᴀtkāˊwatî.” a feast has been given.” Yuyīˊsqa The young woman, qoˊa however, ayuˊ that de already one 323-10udūˊwacā. was married. Aʟēˊn Much at it tuwunūˊk grief (or trouble) āwatǃēˊ. she felt.

102. THE SEA-LION HUNT

A canoe [load of people] came behind the sea lions at Cape Ommaney. And they camped behind them. In the morning they went out to the sea-lion island. They sharpened limbs on the ends to make the sea lions sneeze and pushed them into their noses. In that way they killed off all the sea lions.

Cī łūtūˊdê Baranoff to the end of island (i. e., to Cape Ommaney) yākᵘ canoe wūg̣āˊsǃ got tān sea lions tǃāˊdê. behind. Adᴀˊxayū And then ᴀtǃāˊx behind it hᴀs they ūwaxēˊ. camped. Tsǃūtāˊt In the morning ayuˊ there dāk out hᴀs they ūwaqoˊx went tān sea-lion qǃāˊtǃê island dādêˊ. on. Cỵī Limbs hᴀs they ᴀłūˊ on the ends of them kaˊosīxotǃ sharpened tān sea lions tsǃîˊxᴀỵî to make sneeze sᴀkᵘ. for. Ayuˊ This tūˊde into hᴀs they akaˊosīgu. pushed them. Adᴀˊxayu And then yᴀx like [it] hᴀs they aỵaołīdjᴀˊq were killing off yutāˊn. the sea lions.

103. THE WAR IN THE SPRUCE CANOE⁠[157]

People went to war from Chilkat in a spruce canoe. They drifted down on the people below, and they came to Dīˊg̣ātiyᴀ. Then they defeated the Stikine people completely, and afterward they made peace together.

Djîłqāˊt Chilkat dᴀx from sīt spruce yākᵘ canoe ỵîk down xā to fight djîˊudigut. started down fast. Ix̣kīˊ Down below qā people kǃᴀt on wułix̣āˊc. it drifted. Dīˊg̣ātiyᴀ Dīˊg̣ātiyᴀ anᴀˊx on it yên there ỵawaguˊ. they were coming. Adᴀxayūˊ And then (lit., from it this after) hᴀs they Cqǃᴀt Stikine qoan people caoduwaxêˊtc. beat completely. Adᴀxayūˊ And then wuctîˊn together ᴀt something (i. e., peace was made.) wuduʟ̣īkǃêˊ. was made good.

104. STORY OF THE KĀˊGWANTĀN⁠[158]

From X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ went a man of the X̣ᴀkᴀnūˊkedî, who were named from their town. The people used to go out from there after seals, which, not having guns at that time, they hunted with long-shanked and short-shanked hunting spears always kept in the bow. The shank of the long-shanked spear, which is grasped in throwing, is called cūx. This man’s name was Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. On starting off, he went up toward the head of the bay.

X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊtxayu From Xᴀkᴀnuwūˊ wuqoˊx went yūˊqā a man X̣ᴀkᴀnūˊkedî “X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ people” yūˊdowasākᵘ named yūˊāndjayū duʟ̣isāˊkᵘ. the town named from. Yūˊantqēnî The people ᴀtxayuˊ from it wuqoˊx went tsa seal ayuˊ it was adāˊyu for hᴀs they kūˊwaatk. worked. ʟēł Not ūˊna was qōgastīˊtc. a gun. Āˊda Long-shanked hunting spear qa and wūsāˊnî short-shanked hunting spear cūqāˊyênduetc. they always placed in the bow. Yuāˊda The long hunting spear ᴀˊttcqēt what they throw with dusg̣oˊqtc always ye thus duwasāˊkᵘ is named as follows cūx cūx (upper part of shaft) tsa seal an with it dotᴀˊkt. they spear. Ye As follows 326-5dowasāˊkᵘ was named yuqāˊ the man Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Qakēˊqǃᵘtê wuqōˊx. started off. G̣eîtāˊx To the head of the bay ke up ūˊwaqox. he started.

This Qakēˊqǃᵘtê was a great hunter and used to kill all kinds of things, but now he could get nothing. Then he stopped in a place named The Bay, and dropped his anchor into the water beside the canoe. Immediately his steersman went sound asleep, but he could not. By and by a small thing began flying around his face, and, taking up his paddle, he knocked it down into the canoe. It made a noise, “Ts, ts.”

ᴀt Things sǃātēˊx become a great hunter for sîtîˊ. he was. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt All things āˊwadjᴀq. he killed. Acdjīˊt To him qāˊwacu was in store adeˊ there qᵘg̣wᴀˊniỵa. he could get nothing. Łāᴀˊt Nothing udjāˊg̣awe when he could kill yên there caˊoʟ̣ītsîs. he stopped [in one place]. Ye Thus dowasāˊkᵘ it was named Yūˊg̣ei. The Bay. Naˊgoq-nᴀxqǃ From the side of [his canoe] hīˊnî water āˊwate was [dropped into] yuducaỵīˊna. his anchor. Tātc Sleep yᴀx like ỵaˊołidjᴀqˊ killed him duatǃēˊgî. his steersman. Ho He, qoˊa aweˊ however, ʟeł not utēˊx. slept. Duyᴀˊx His face ỵādaqêˊntc began flying around yēkᵘsîgaˊikǃe-ᴀt. a small thing. 326-10Wānanīˊsawe At once axāˊ paddle ᴀx from it āˊwatān. he took up. Aỵîˊs For it ỵaduyᴀˊx his face ỵaodaqēˊnî it was flying around awe when axāˊ paddle ᴀx from it āˊwatān. he took up. Acāˊwaxêtc He hit it yākᵘ canoe ỵī down into wudzigīˊt. it came to fall. Ye As follows dowaᴀˊx, it sounded, “Ts, ts.” “Ts, ts.” Yākᵘ Canoe ỵī into udzigīˊt. it came to fall.

Daylight found Qakēˊqǃᵘtê still awake. He took up the bird he had killed and saw that its eyes were swollen up and hung down over its face. Blood was on both sides of its mouth. What he had hit was his own sleep. Then he called to his steersman to awaken him. He did not hear him. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê took up his spear and pushed his steersman with the end of it. As he did not answer, he went over to him and found him dead. Like the sleep bird Qakēˊqǃᵘtê had hit, blood was coming out of his mouth. Then Qakēˊqǃᵘtê went along sadly toward the town with the body. [I am now telling you about the very ancient people.]

Tcūł Then never utexēˊ he having slept aweˊ when qēˊwaa. daylight came. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Qakēˊqǃᵘtê qēˊna aˊawe when it got daylight āx from it aˊosîta. he took it up. Yūˊacawaxêˊtci-ᴀt The thing he hit yutsîˊtskᵘ the bird dūwāˊq his eyes qā and yāx face dix̣wᴀˊsǃ hung down (over) wudiqǃîˊs swelled up duwāˊq his eyes 327-5kᴀ. over (on). Xadjuˊ It was duyataỵîˊ his own sleep ᴀsiyuˊ that acāˊwaxêtc. he hit. Yāˊdōqǃwa His mouth tāqǃ on both sides ye thus ỵatîˊ was cî. blood. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then acāˊsaqēx he tried to awaken doatǃēˊgî. his steersman. ʟeł Not acqǃēˊkuᴀx. he heard him. Wūsāˊne His spear ᴀx from it āˊwatān, he took up, akǃūtctc with the end yūᴀˊqᵘłētsᴀkk pushing doᴀtǃēˊigî. his steersman. Tcuł When not acqǃēˊkuāxaweˊ he could hear him āˊdāk out to him ūˊwagut he went kaołitǃêˊk gwâỵᴀˊ. finding him cold (i. e., dead). Tcǃayuˊ Just like duỵataỵîˊ his sleep acāˊwaxêtc he hit adeˊ to it ᴀˊtiỵīỵᴀˊ was yᴀx like ayūˊỵatî. it was. Hᴀsduqǃoatāˊnᴀx Out from their mouths cî blood udūˊwaỵag̣e came out yᴀx like 327-10ỵatîˊ. was. ʟᴀx Very wâˊsa how tūwunūˊk he was sad ᴀckᴀˊt on with him ūwaguˊt. he came. Āndeˊ To the town aỵāˊwaxa. he was taking him ʟᴀx Very tcǃāˊguaỵî old Łīngîˊtawe people are ỵīˊīn to you kᴀxanīˊk. I am telling.

When Qakēˊqǃᵘtê came in sight of X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ there was no smoke visible, and nobody walked outside or came down to meet him as he had expected. Then he jumped out into the water and went up to his house. The people of that town were numerous, and it was long. In those days doors were made of skin hung on the outside, and the women wore labrets. All of the people there lay dead as they slept just like his steersman. He went through the houses among their bodies. Because he had knocked down Sleep not even one small boy was saved, and to this day people have the saying, “He knocked down the sleeper.” They made a parable of it.

Dāq Shoreward akaosiỵaˊ he caught sight of duāˊnî his town X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ. X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ. ʟēł Not sǃīq smoke ᴀ was yuāˊn the town ʟēł not tsǃu. also. ʟē Then Łīngîˊt people gānt outside wugūˊt would be walking tcǃuyēˊ then qūdjîˊ he thought dutǃāˊyᴀx down to him ūngagūˊt. would come. ʟēł Not wuˊłna. it was so. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yākᵘ canoe ỵîdᴀˊx down from hīˊnî the water wugūˊt. he got into. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then doqouwuˊdî to his dwelling 327-15wugūˊt. he went. Caỵadihēˊn Were numerous yūˊāntqēnî, the people leyāˊtǃ long yūāˊn. the town. Ag̣āˊyu At that time hît house aqǃahāˊdî to doors gāˊnnaxᴀt outside nᴀłg̣ᴀˊqtc always swinging tsāstc skin adaˊk up dusx̣ᴀˊttc hung always, āg̣ᴀˊ and then qǃēntǃāˊqǃᴀ labrets dūˊwaūˊwiỵa were wearing aweˊ it was cātc. the women Tcǃūweˊ Just like doᴀtǃēˊîgî his steersman ādeˊ at it ỵatiỵîˊ was yᴀxaweˊ like it ỵᴀˊtî were yūˊāntqēnî the people axōˊx among whom ỵāˊnagut he was going yuhîˊtqǃ. through the houses. Tcǃu Just adēˊ where (at it) xaqǃūˊỵa they were sleeping aweˊ there ayᴀˊx like it qotx destroyed cūˊwax̣ix̣. they had all been quickly. Tcǃu Even ʟēˊnᴀx one ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ little boy 328-5ʟēł not cwusnēˊx saved himself kāỵatāˊaỵî the sleep caodōˊxeidjī he knocked down tcayuˊ. because. Tcǃūyedᴀˊt Even now tsǃū also ye as follows ᴀtg̣âkūˊ people say “Ciatāˊỵî “Sleeper a it was caodexîˊtc.” he knocked down.” ᴀt-kuqedīˊx A sign (or parable) dułiyēˊx they take it for tcǃuỵedᴀˊt. even now.

Fur blankets were not scarce in ancient times, so Qakēˊqǃᵘtê took two marten blankets out of a box and put them around him. He was going to start away in desperation because he had killed his own sleep. He also put abalone shell in his ears and piled together the things they used for snowshoes. In a bag he carried along a bone knife and a bone trap, tied a weasel skin in his hair, and put a painted drum on his shoulder such as people used to beat when anybody was dead. He was going to die with these things. Then he started toward a mountain named Tsᴀłxāˊn.⁠[159] He took no food with him but put some Indian red paint in a sack and, when he was ready to start, painted his face and hair. Then he started toward G̣onāˊxo. For perhaps ten days he traveled without food, using instead leaf tobacco mixed with calcined shells. His snowshoes had claws, enabling him to climb cliffs and cross glaciers. The mountain over which he was passing is called Tsᴀłxāˊn.

Tcǃākᵘ Anciently qǃū blankets [of fur] ʟēł not ūdayᴀˊcqên. were scarce. Kōkᵘ Box ỵîdᴀˊx from down in ke out ye as follows aosîneˊ he took out dēx two kǃūx. marten [skins]. Aodiqǃūˊ He started to put on (or blanket himself). Gunxāˊ Abalone tsǃu also āx from it kē out ye as precedes aosîneˊ. he took. Doguˊkqǃ At his ear ye as precedes awa-ūˊ, he put on, hūtcǃayuˊ when finished it was de then wutāˊaỵî. he could sleep. Awadjᴀˊq He killed duỵatāˊaỵî. his own sleep. Djāˊdjî Snowshoes 328-10aoˊxqǃūn they used to have for ᴀt things tsǃū also wudjkāˊ on top of each other kē up ye as precedes aosîneˊ he put ān with them gug̣aguˊt when he was going to go tcǃᴀ where āˊūn g̣ānāˊwayēˊdî. he could die with them. Tsᴀsgwēˊł (Name of a kind of bag) sǃāq bone g̣ātaˊ trap ᴀt some tsǃu also atūˊ inside of it ye as precedes ỵatîˊ was sǃāq bone łîˊta knife tsǃu. also. G̣onayēˊ Starting qugwagutnūˊgawe when he was going to go dātc weasel ᴀt thing wułitcǃîˊn. tied on his head. Qong̣anāˊn When anyone is dead dugwᴀˊłnutc they always beat gao a drum ᴀt some x̣ᴀˊcteayu cut thing (skin) yēˊnduetc used to kūˊdūcx̣îttc. they always had a painting on it. Aˊwaỵᴀ He carried up [on his shoulder] yūˊgao the drum tcǃa even ān with it nag̣anāˊdayuˊ. to die Tsᴀłxāˊn (Cape Fairweather) yūˊduwasākᵘ its name yucāˊ the mountain guỵaˊ where ỵên there adeˊ to it ayuˊ it was g̣oneˊ started ūwaguˊt. he went. Tuwunūˊgayu Since he was sad ʟēł not ᴀtxāˊ food awucāˊt. he took. Łīngîˊtaỵî Indians łēqǃ red paint ayuˊ that ᴀt some x̣ᴀˊctî sack tu inside ye as precedes ỵatîˊ. was. G̣onayēˊ Starting qᵘgwagaguˊt he was going to go nūk when duyᴀˊqǃ his face ye thus aosîˊnî he put on it qa and ducāˊkᵘtūqǃ. into his hair. ᴀtxaweˊ After that g̣oneˊ starting ūwaguˊt he went G̣onāˊxo (town at mouth of Alsek river) ỵîˊnade. toward. Guˊłde Probably djîˊnkāt ten [days] ayu it was 329-5qǃaˊowuxê he went without food. Yūỵānaguˊtî In traveling g̣ᴀˊndjayu leaf tobacco ỵanayāˊn. he was carrying. Łīngîˊtaỵî Indians’ kᴀts mashed shell tsǃu also nūˊqǃwayu shell dułīˊtc cooked tsǃᴀs only aayuˊ it was this ᴀt-xāx for food aołiyᴀˊx. he used. Yūdudjāˊdjî His snowshoes, aˊqoa however, axāˊkᵘ claws āˊỵe ỵatî. had. Tcǃu Any g̣onaˊ sort of cᴀsᴀtᴀˊn steep place ỵēˊnᴀx from below ān with them ke up guttc he always went qā and tcǃu any g̣onaˊ kind of ỵateỵîˊ is sîtǃ glacier kanᴀˊx on tsǃu also ān with yᴀx across them gut went axāˊgu claws aỵēˊtîỵītc always had ayuˊ. because. Yūˊca The mountain qo ye dowasāˊkᵘ was named axōˊx through it ỵanaguˊt he was passing Tsᴀłxāˊn. [Cape Fairweather.]

By and by Qakēˊqǃᵘtê came out upon a ground-hog place. There was then no rain, for he was traveling with reference to the clouds which rose in waves behind Mount Tsᴀłxāˊn. When these clouds come down to the very foot of the mountain there will be good weather, and people then paddle far out into the ocean. Seeing an animal go down into the ground-hog hole, he set up his trap there, and it is from him that people know how to fix it. He camped near it. When he went to look at it next day it could not be seen. He took away the thing used to cover the top of the trap. He had set this trap because he was hungry, and he was very glad to see that it was down. When he came to examine it, however, he found that a frog had gotten inside. “This frog pretended that it was a ground hog,” said Qakēˊqǃᵘtê, and, taking up all of his things, he went to a bay near by called Canoe bay, hoping to see some people. He thought that he saw some at Seaweed point, and, being very lonely, he started down toward them. Then he discovered that they were black stones that looked like people, and said, “These are small stones which appear like human beings.”⁠[160] Starting on again toward the head of Alsek, he traveled for some time and came to its upper course.

329-10Sǃāx Ground hog āˊni place [or town] kāˊdāk out on gūˊdawe, coming, ʟēł not sū rain qōstîˊ. was any. Yūˊcā The mountain tsǃu also ᴀˊtkanīk. tells [weather]. Yugūˊsǃ The clouds atǃēˊdî behind it ang̣axêˊtcîn always lie tīt in waves yūˊdjîsîtᴀnk rising up akāˊqǃawe according to it ỵanaguˊt. he was going. Agucqᴀˊx About the foot ag̣āˊ to it g̣atᴀˊnîn when it comes down qokǃāˊỵîsayu it means good weather. akāˊqǃ According to it adoxāˊ they dekīˊdî. way out pulled to sea. ᴀdjayuˊ Why akāˊỵanaguˊt he was going on his way akāˊdāq out on it ūˊwagut he came yūˊsǃāx the ground hog āˊni. place. Adeˊ There (to it) aỵaˊosîta he saw it aqoˊūwudî. go into the hole. Dudjīˊqǃ To him ye thus ỵatīˊỵî was sǃāq bone g̣ātaˊ trap ākēˊ it up asēˊwatî. he set. Dudjīˊîtxawe From him wᴀˊdutsiku came to be known g̣ātaˊ trap adēˊỵîdadunaya. the way to fix it. Kē Up ᴀsatīˊawe when it was set tcaadēˊnqǃ close by it uaxeˊ. he camped. Qēˊnaāˊawe When it became daylight aqakᴀˊnt to see it ūwaguˊt. he went. Dug̣ātāˊỵî His trap ʟēłgâˊwe nowhere saqōˊstî. was. Aỵanāˊỵe To cover ᴀt thing nādusēˊtc was used g̣ātaˊ trap aỵanāˊtx from the top hēˊde this yū aosîˊne. away he took. Dutuwūˊdjawe His mind ᴀt thing g̣axāˊt when he would eat tūˊwatî. he thought. ᴀdjaweˊ Why yūˊg̣āta the trap 330-5yūˊsǃāx the ground hog ỵaỵîˊqǃ for ye something aosîˊne. fixed. ʟāx Very dūtūwuˊ he felt āweˊ when ỵakǃēˊ was good ł saqōˊstîỵî when [it] was gone dug̣ātāˊỵî. his trap. X̣îx̣tcǃ gwâˊỵa It was a frog ayēˊt down into it ūˊwagut. went. ᴀc Him ūˊwayêł. it deceived. Sǃāx Ground hog cwuʟ̣iyêˊx it pretended yux̣îx̣tcǃ. the frog. Ye As follows ỵawaqaˊ said Qakēˊqǃᵘtê, Qakēˊqǃᵘtê, “Sǃāx “Ground hog gâ as cʟ̣iyēˊx pretended itself yax̣îˊx̣tcǃ.” this frog.” Łdakᴀˊt All wuctye his own aỵaosîneˊ. he took up. Yug̣ēˊyᴀqǃ At the bay yên there nᴀx to ỵēq down ūˊwagut he went Yākᵘ-dēˊỵîta Canoe bay nᴀx. to. Łīngîˊt People aog̣axsîtēˊnîdawe to see was ye thus 330-10yukuˊwagutk. why he traveled. Aosîtēˊn He saw yułīngîˊt people Łaqǃᴀˊskî-qǃa [at] Seaweed point yūˊdowasākᵘ. named. ʟaxdeˊ Very acīˊsᴀłītǃāˊne he was lonesome Łīngîˊt people awisteneˊ. to see. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then aỵîˊnade down toward them g̣oneˊ starting ūwaguˊt. he went. Yūˊaositēne What he saw tēqǃ stones sāˊnî little łīngîˊt people yᴀx. like. ᴀdāˊx After it wog̣adaˊ he had sighted that tēqǃ stones satīỵîˊ they were cʟ̣ūʟkǃîˊtîn to himself ye thus qǃaỵaqaˊ, he said, “Xᴀtc “It is tēqǃ stones sāˊnî small łīngîˊt people yᴀx like ositēˊn.” seem.” Tsǃūˊ Again yāˊnᴀx from there dāq toward woods ūˊwagut he went Ałsēˊx Alsek cāˊkdê. toward the head of. Wāˊyukugūˊtsawe For traveling quite a way 330-15nāˊłaỵî far up ye so dāˊqgut. after he went.

People did not know then that Athapascans lived up there. Although eulachon ran up this river the people there were starving, as they had no other way of catching eulachon than by means of hooks. At first Qakēˊqǃᵘtê remained in the woods, not letting himself be seen by them. By and by, however, he tied together two eulachon traps (or nets) used by the Tlingit and called “seal’s-head.” Toward evening he went down to the place where those Athapascans came up to fish and set the two traps near by at the edge of the water. Both of them were filled that same night, and he emptied them where the Athapascans were in the habit of fishing. There was a large pile.

ʟēł Not was wuduskoˊ known g̣onanāˊ Athapascan Indians (Strange people) qostîỵîˊ. there were. Łīngîˊttc People ʟēł not unałᴀˊ far Āłsēˊx Alsek cāq [from] head of akᴀˊx upon them wuguˊt he came G̣onanaˊ. Athapascans. Sāk Eulachon āˊkē up to it qǃᴀqtc. always swam. Yūˊg̣onᴀna The Athapascans xō among ỵaēˊn. was starvation. Yūˊg̣onᴀna The Athapascans ʟēł not tcǃuʟeˊ then āwᴀqcīỵīˊqǃ into his own eyes (=he saw them) gᴀˊgî at all wugūˊt. he got. Doskǃêˊqǃt They hooked yusāˊk. the eulachon. ʟēłᴀˊtc Not any g̣aduʟ̣îdjāˊg̣e to kill it with ᴀt thing qostêˊ. was. ʟēł Not g̣ᴀˊgî at all ūquˊtx. he showed himself. Tcǃa Still ᴀtgutūˊwu was in the woods 331-5hu. he. Wānanīˊsawe At once aołīsǃîˊt he tied together g̣oqtc a net sāk eulachon yaỵīˊ catching ỵîs. for. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Qakēˊqǃᵘtê ayuˊ he was ỵēq the ūˊwanūk. one doing it. Tsā Seal’s caỵîˊ head yūˊdowasākᵘ. it is called. Łīngîˊttc Indians aosîkuˊ. know it. Yug̣onanaˊ The Athapascans aˊke up to it ᴀt things djîỵaˊ they come for yêˊnde there yāx̣îgaāˊtawe when it was getting dark āˊỵēq down to it (creek) uwaguˊt. he went. Dēx Two [traps] aołîsǃîˊt he fixed yūˊhīn the water wᴀnqǃ on the edge of nᴀx near aqǃaˊołîᴀt. he set it. Tcǃu That āg̣atāˊdawe very night ax from it ke up ᴀqǃaˊołiᴀt. he took them. Tcǃu Even dēˊxa both yᴀx like caỵaˊołihîk. were filled up. Yūˊg̣onana The Athapascans adeˊ where hᴀs they îskǃᴀqǃadiˊnudjỵaˊ, hooked the fish always 331-10adeˊ there (at it) akaołix̣ēˊsǃ. he put them down. Ye udzîg̣āˊt Thus there came to be a heap of yūˊsāk. the eulachon.

When the Athapascans came up next morning they exclaimed in astonishment, “What has done this?” Qakēˊqǃᵘtê did not know that they were Athapascans, and they did not know him. After that an Athapascan shaman began performing to discover what was working for them. When he discovered it he said, “Something has come to help you. Hang all kinds of food around there.” As he did not eat any of the food they hung about, they hung there a copper spear. Then they found him. They also placed the daughter of a chief there so that they could get him by having him marry her. So he at last went out among them. Now, the Athapascans took him with them, and he explained the fish trap to them. This is the way in which they were preserved from starvation, and the way in which they found out about the trap. When he married the woman they had given him they put many things upon him—moose skins, marten skins, beaver skins, and two copper spears valued at two slaves. The Athapascans paid him for that trap.

Tsǃūtāˊt In the morning āˊnᴀx to it ke up ūˊwaat came yūˊg̣onana. the Athapascans. Kǃūˊʟiyᴀx Astonished ỵateˊ were yuqǃoˊłaᴀtk, in their manner of talking Yūˊg̣onana, the Athapascans, “Dāˊsaỵa “What this ye thus djiwaneˊ.” has done.” Tsǃu Both hūtc he ʟēł not awuskuˊ knew g̣onanāˊx become Athapascans satīỵeˊ, they were qa and hū he tsǃu also ʟēł not wuduskuˊ they knew dātx what sᴀ ? satīˊỵe. he was. Îˊxtǃawe A shaman it was ᴀˊxo among them wu lived (?) yūˊg̣onana the Athapascans kaˊodudzîᴀt came to go around him ᴀdāˊx from it ỵag̣āˊg̣adāt they might find dāˊsayu what it was qāˊqǃᴀxᴀndî to men yēdjîna. was working [to bring food] Ye thus qǃaỵaqaˊ said yuîˊxtǃ the shaman yên there ᴀqłatīˊnayu sighting it was ye so ỵawaqaˊ said “Yē “Thus ỵīg̣āˊ for you ᴀt something wūsuˊ. got to help. Djᴀłdakᴀˊtᴀt Everything āỵēˊnᴀx down there duuˊ,” put,” Yūˊqǃayaqa. what he said. Adeˊ There kᴀx on dułx̣wᴀˊsǃî being hung up yu-ᴀt-xāˊ the food, qoˊa, however, ʟēł not ᴀt thing ỵawuˊsa. he ate. Aˊqoa On account of that łᴀtwūsāˊawe when he did not eat it ēq copper ʟāq spear adêˊ there kaoduˊʟ̣îx̣wᴀsǃ. they hung up. Tcᴀˊtcǃa-ag̣āˊawe At that time aˊoduʟ̣îha. they found him. Cāwᴀˊt Woman 332-5tsǃu too aˊodutsînuq they came to place there ānqāˊwu-si a chief’s daughter ayuˊ it was ag̣acāˊdayu to marry her anᴀˊx on account yenᴀˊx of it duʟ̣āˊqdayu. they could get him. Tcaˊtcǃa Just akᴀˊqǃāwē on account of that tsa indeed qāxōˊ among the men duwaguˊt. he went. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then dê now duīˊn with them tūt into āˊwaāt took him g̣oˊnanātc. the Athapascans. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then gᴀˊgî indeed ye thus aosîneˊ he explained yug̣oˊqtc the fish trap qāwᴀqcīˊỵîqǃ. before their eyes. ʟe Then yᴀx so aỵaˊosîadᴀn he got alive yūˊg̣onana the Athapascans yᴀx like ỵāsyêˊnałᴀˊx̣ᵘỵē starvation dᴀx. from. ʟē Then wudūˊwagūk they found out [about] yug̣oˊqtc. the trap. ʟē Then awacāˊdê on marrying yuˊg̣onana the Athapascan ānỵêˊdî, of high caste, qǃūn many ᴀt things 332-10sayuˊ they were dūnāˊye on him wududzîˊnî came to be put tsîskǃ, moose(?) [skins] kǃūx, marten, sǃᴀgēˊdî, beaver, dēx two ēq copper ʟāq spears, dēx two gūx slaves yᴀx like qǃᴀduʟ̣îtsīˊn. were valued. Yūˊg̣oqtcayu That trap ye thus acīˊdjuduwaqēˊ they paid him yūˊg̣onanatc. those Athapascans.

Qakēˊqǃᵘtê spent two years among these people, and afterward they began to pack up his property in order to accompany him back to his friends, the Tlingit. All the Athapascans packed up his things for him. Just as the warm weather was beginning these People-of-the-last-stomach, as they were called, started with him for his town.

Adᴀˊxawe And then dēx two tāk years dōkāˊyan over him wułiᴀˊt passed yūˊg̣onana the Athapascans xōqǃ. among. Yadēˊx These two tākᵘ years cūnax̣īˊx̣awe were completed duīˊn with him dā things wududziᴀˊx they came to pack up doxōˊnqǃî his friends xōdeˊ to among łīngîˊt Tlingit xōdeˊ. to among. Łdakᴀˊt All yūˊg̣onana those Athapascans ayuˊ it was doᴀˊtê his things kē up kᵘgwayaˊ packed dutcīỵîˊs. for him. Duīˊn With him g̣onayeˊ starting āˊwaāt went doāˊnî. [to] his town. Kaodītǃᴀˊqǃ It began to be hot weather āˊxo among them gūdiỵaˊ, starting Tutxanᴀˊdî People-of-the- last-stomach ayuˊ it was Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê.

There was a stream called Brush creek owned by the Brush-creek people, who were his friends, so, feeling high, Qakēˊqǃᵘtê led these men thither. At first the Tlingit did not know who they were walking along with him, for they had never seen such people, and a great number of men came along bearing load after load by means of forehead bands. When he and his companions, carrying packs of moose, beaver, and squirrel skins, came out on the side of the stream opposite the town, Qakēˊqǃᵘtê said, “Come over to me in a canoe.” The people had heard about these Athapascans, although they had not seen them. But after Qakēˊqǃᵘtê had said, “Come over to me” twice, one ran out toward him from among the Brush people and said, “Are we splitting land-otter tongues on account of you? Go on below. Go to the people who are splitting tongues for you.” The Athapascans asked Qakēˊqǃᵘtê, “What is it that they are saying to us?” and he answered, “They are sending us away from here.” That is why people now say, “The Brush people sent the Athapascans away from the other side.”⁠[161]

Hīn Stream ye thus duwasāˊkᵘ named Tcūkᴀn-hīˊnî, Brush creek, Tcukᴀnedîˊ the Brush-creek people hīnîˊx the stream became setîˊ was dōxōnqǃēˊx his friends came [to own] sêtîˊ. was. Adjaweˊ Why ciaˊqot feeling wudîˊnî, high axodêˊ among [them] yaqāˊ these men cunaguˊt. was leading all. 333-5ʟēł Not łīngîˊttc Tlingit wuskuˊ knew yū-ᴀcīn-ỵāˊnaāt-ᴀt. what was walking with him. ʟēł Not łīngîˊttc Tlingit ye thus ustîˊndjîn. ever saw. Yān Carrying dayāˊn packs yūˊnaādî those going ʟēn big number yāˊna load yāˊndᴀx after load duyāˊn. carried. Qāˊqǃanᴀx Forehead bands āˊatsǃu also ye thus duwa-uˊ. they used. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Qakēˊqǃᵘtê tîn with naāˊde those were going tsîskǃ moose yān were duyāˊn carrying packs of sǃᴀg̣edîˊ beaver, tsᴀłkǃ. ground squirrel. Yūˊān The town kikaˊ opposite hīn water kāˊdaq on opposite side of uwaāt. they came. ᴀx duīˊn For him axcūˊdi “To me ỵaqoˊx come over [in canoe]” yūˊỵāwaqa said Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. Hāˊtcǃa Now akayēˊk they had duᴀˊxdjīn heard about yūˊg̣onana. those Athapascans. 333-10Daxdahīˊn Twice ye thus ỵᴀnᴀqaˊ he said “ᴀxcūˊdi “To me ỵaqoˊx.” come over.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then āˊyux out to him wududjīx̣īˊx̣ one ran Tcukᴀnedîˊ Grass people xōnᴀˊx. from among. ʟe Then ye thus ỵaˊodudziqa, they came to say, “Ōhāˊn “We ag̣eˊ ? ỵēˊkā on account of you ᴀt tūx̣ᴀˊck, the ones are splitting tongues tca these kūˊcta land-otter qoan people qǃecāˊnî. many. Îx̣îˊnadê Below here naiỵaˊ. go. Ỵikaˊ For you ᴀt x̣ᴀckᵒ splitting tongues qoūqǃx̣ᴀˊnde to the people naỵaˊ.” go.” Yūˊg̣onanatc Those Athapascans qǃawūˊsǃ asked Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Qakēˊqǃᵘtê “Wasēˊyu “What is it hadāˊ to us ye doqaˊ.” thus they say.” “Yāˊtxayu “From here de away hākᵘdonaˊ” they are sending us,” yūˊaỵaosîqa what he said to yūˊg̣onana. those Athapascans. Atcaweˊ Why ỵīdᴀˊt now ye thus ᴀtg̣âkūˊ, they say, “Tcūckīˊkᴀdᴀˊx “From the other side g̣onanaˊ Athapascans akaˊodîna sent away Tcukᴀnedîˊtc.” Brush people.”

At once the Athapascans put their packs over their shoulders. It was as quickly done as if hot water had been thrown among them. The Brush people sent them away because they were afraid. As they set out they began making a noise, “Hēˊyē.” They went directly to the place whither they had been sent, and, crossing a glacier, came to Sand-hill-town. When the Kāˊgwᴀntān learned that Qakēˊqǃᵘtê had left X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ, they caught those Athapascans and obtained all of their things. The G̣ānᴀxteˊdî also came to have dealings with them. Even now these people stop among them. They never became Tlingit, but they became people with whom one may trade. Whatever things they had, such as abalones, the Athapascans gave to them. That is how the Tlingit used to do in olden times. In exchange the Tlingit gave them every sort of thing to eat and especially an edible seaweed; but they did not know what to make of this last. The Athapascans did not know how it was cooked, and, when hot stones were thrown inside of a basket pot and the pot began shaking, they took up their bows and arrows to shoot at it. But the people said, “It is something to be eaten after it has cooled,” and gave them horn spoons for it. “Where do people go to get this?” said they, for it suited their taste. “They get it from the very edge of the water at the lowest tide.” When the Athapascans went back with Qakēˊqǃᵘtê to their homes they told the Tlingit to bring seaweed up when they came, so the Tlingit began taking this up to them. A beaver skin could be bought with one bunch of seaweed. From them were learned of the flat nose ring and dancing.

ᴀtxaweˊ After that tcǃuʟeˊ then āwāˊxde āˊwaqe into got (over shoulders) yūˊg̣onana the Athapascans hᴀsduyāˊnaỵî. their packs. ᴀxōˊt Among them yatǃāˊỵî hot hīn water kaˊoduwaxêtcî was thrown yêˊxawe like that wūˊnī. it resembled. Tcukᴀnedīˊtc Brush people, qoˊa a however, ᴀkaˊoʟ̣exēʟǃ. were afraid. ᴀtcaweˊ Why ax from hᴀs they akāwᴀnaˊ. sent them away. G̣onayeˊ Starting hᴀs gᵒg̣waaˊde, they were going to go, 334-5“Hēˊye,” “Hēˊye,” ye thus dowaᴀˊxtc it sounded ʟākᵘ fast g̣onayēˊ starting kᵘgwaᴀˊt they were going to go g̣ānug̣uˊn. when they let them go. Adeˊ Where hᴀs they kaoduwanaˊỵīỵa sent them āweˊ there ʟe right ādeˊ to it g̣oneˊ started hᴀs they uwaāˊt. went. Sîtǃkanᴀˊx Across a glacier tcǃuʟeˊ then ᴀt there hᴀs they ūˊwaāt got ʟaocāˊcaki-ān. Town-on-the-sand-hill. Wududzikūˊ Came to know ax from it qot he wugūdeˊ went away X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ dᴀx from Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Kāˊgwᴀntāntc. Kāˊgwᴀntān. Kāgwᴀntāndjawēˊ Kāˊgwᴀntān tsa indeed wūcāˊt caught yūˊg̣onana. those Athapascans. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt All the things hᴀsdoᴀˊdî their things ᴀˊxo among them āˊwaāt. went. G̣ānᴀxtedīˊtc The Gānᴀxteˊdî 334-10tsǃu also tcǃuʟeˊ then de now hᴀs they wududzikuˊ came to know them qāxōˊqǃ among men ỵā hᴀs they unaxēˊn are stopping tcǃūỵedᴀˊt. even now. ʟē Then Łīngîˊt Tlingit hᴀs they wustēˊx. never became. Tcǃaāˊn But yet, qoˊa however, qaỵaqāˊqǃuwᴀnx men such as can be traded with sîtîˊ. were. Tcǃᴀ dāˊsa Whatever qāˊdjî, they had gunxāˊ, abalones hᴀsdudjīdeˊ to them dadunaˊ gave g̣oˊnana. Athapascans. Tcǃākᵘ Anciently qostīỵea were łīngîˊt Tlingit āˊyu that way yēkᵘdayēˊn. were. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt Everything hᴀsduqǃweˊx to their mouths dutīˊx they gave łīngîˊt. Tlingit. ᴀtxāˊỵî Food łākǃᴀˊsk. seaweed ʟēł not hᴀs they āˊwusko knew adeˊ what yuyanēˊgiỵa to make of 334-15yūłakǃᴀˊsk. this seaweed. Qᴀˊkᵘtakāˊỵîqᴀqǃ Inside a half-basket pot tᴀ stones akadēˊ into it wudūwag̣êˊtc they threw ỵāwatǃāˊỵia. hot ones. ᴀt What saēˊx cooked it G̣onanāˊtc Athapascans, qoˊa however, ʟēł not wuskuˊ knew adēˊkdusīỵa. how it was done. Wudūˊwakîge Shaking yᴀx like natīˊtc was [in cooking] yuqᴀˊkᵘtākāỵîˊ. the half-basket. Yūˊg̣onanatc The Athapascans tcūnēˊt arrows aỵîˊs for it hᴀs they akaˊołidjeł. took up. Ye So hᴀs they ỵaˊodudzîqa came to say to them “Dūˊxa-ᴀˊtawe “That is something eaten ỵāgasāˊtǃawe.” when it is cooled off.” Tsa cᴀł Now spoons hᴀsdudjīˊt to them ye thus wudūˊtsīne they gave łīnēˊt dark brown (i. e., horn) cᴀł. spoons. Hᴀs They āˊwawūsǃ asked “Gudᴀˊx “From where sa ? 335-5ye thus dadunaᴀˊtaỵa.” do they go and get.” Łᴀkāg̣āˊsaodînuˊq. It suited their taste. “Yên g̣ałēˊn “At low tide yēˊdadunaᴀˊtawe something they go and get cᴀˊnỵādᴀx.” from the very edge of the tide.” Tsǃu Again duīˊnāwe with him qox back wudūˊwaᴀt they went Qakēˊqǃᵘtê Qakēˊqǃᵘtê yūˊg̣onanatc the Athapascans hᴀˊsdu-ānīˊ-dê, to their home akāˊyan to bring along hᴀs they qoỵaˊosîqa told them yūˊłᴀkǃᴀsk. the seaweed. Yēˊnᴀx dusnīˊt To get it hᴀsduxᴀˊndê to them aqᵘgwaᴀˊt they were going up nuˊkni to get ỵîs. for. Ye Thus du-ūˊ they bought ʟēqǃ one sǃᴀgēˊdî beaver [skin] ʟēqǃ one łᴀkǃᴀˊsk. [piece of] seaweed. Hᴀsdudjītxāˊwe From them wududzîkuˊ they came to know łunᴀˊskudawōqǃ the flat nose ring qa and aʟǃēˊx to dance 335-10tsǃu also hᴀˊsdudjītx from them wuduˊdzîku. came to know.

After this the people were going to build a feast house out of the wealth the Athapascans had brought them. Every morning before they had eaten anything they went after large trees for house timbers. They had nothing with which to chop except stone axes. While it was being completed the drum was beaten continually. The owner of this house was named Man-from-himself. Soon it was finished. There were eight main timbers, and it was completed in one year. After its long stringers had been put on they danced the house together. There are always eight songs for this. Then a stomach named x̣eˊca-hīˊnî was soaked in water. The house was so big that a person who walked in front of it always appeared small, and, when he entered, one had to speak loudly to be heard across. This is why it was named Shadow-house.

ᴀtxaweˊ After it āˊgux they were dułiyeˊx going to build yuhîˊt the house qǃᴀdᴀcîˊ feasting dakaỵîˊs. for it. Yūˊg̣onana The Athapascans’ ᴀˊdiỵī things tîn with āˊyu it was gux they dusgīˊt. were going to do it. Tcǃuł Every morning ᴀt things doxāˊîdjī always before eating aweˊ it was ᴀnaᴀˊttc they always went yūˊhît the house dāˊîde-de timbers g̣a for ās trees aʟᴀˊnqǃ. big. ʟēł Not cînaxâˊỵê to chop ayuˊ it was ᴀtc what ᴀt they dusxōˊtanutc had for things at all tāˊỵīsayu. a stone ax. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then wuduʟ̣īˊqǃêaweˊ when it was finished yugaˊo the drum dutᴀˊngînutc. was always beaten. ᴀsǃāˊte The owner of it ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ was named yuhîˊt the house Stūwuqāˊ. Man-from-himself Wānanīˊsawe At once yêˊnde to there ỵāndusnīˊn they began to finish yūhîˊt. the house. Daedēˊdî The main timbers nᴀsǃgaducūˊ eight ỵatîˊ. were. ᴀg̣āsǃî Posts to it tcǃaʟēˊqǃ every one (all together) āntqēnīˊtcayu the people it was łayēˊx built yūhîˊt. the house. ʟēqǃ One tāˊgwayu year it was duʟ̣îyêˊx. it was built in. Wānanīˊsa At once qǃē ke kawasūs all went up aqᴀˊxỵīdî its long stringers ag̣āˊawe tcǃᴀ at that time aodūˊwakîtc. they danced the house together. Nᴀsǃgaducuˊ Eight 336-5natīˊtc are always yūcîˊ. the songs. Ỵᴀnīˊawe When it was finished yuhîˊt the house ʟēn big kaˊoduʟ̣ikêł was soaked [for building it] yūᴀtyuwuˊ. the stomach. Ye Thus duwasāˊkᵘ is named yuᴀtyuwuˊ x̣eˊca-hīˊnî. the stomach water. Yūhīˊntcayu The water it is duʟ̣isāˊkᵘ. it gets its name from. Aʟēˊn A big hîˊtayu house is yuhîˊt. that house. ᴀtcayuˊ Why yūˊdîỵīt below that naguˊttcî always walks qaˊ man ye thus gunaskeˊikǃîtc is always small yūˊhît the house ye thus kᵘgeỵīˊtc. being large. Aỵinēˊł-gaguˊdînawe Inside the house when one comes łīngîˊt person’s sᴀłagāˊonutc. voice is always loud [to reach across.] ᴀtcaweˊ Why ye thus udūwasāˊkᵘ it is named Qāỵahāˊỵî-hît. Shadow-house.

Now all the women began to put fringed ornaments upon their ears in preparation for the feast. Anciently they wore these and had red paint upon their heads. After his guests were all seated, the chief put on the g̣onaqᴀdēˊt dance hat, and, just before the gifts were distributed, the x̣eˊca-hīˊnî, which was close to the door, was thrown among them. Then they gave away to the opposite phratry the things they had received from the Athapascans and their other property. These feasts were always called qǃaoduwacīˊ. They also called out to whom the slaves should be given and gave out coppers, which were placed around inside of the house. After their guests had gone out they danced. The other side also danced, wearing raven hats, and the feast was over.

336-10Wānanīˊsawe At once cā the women ctātqoˊdaci began to put on themselves gokᵘʟǃēˊnx̣ fringed ornaments fastened qagoˊkqǃᵘ on their ears wudînāˊq. started to prepare for the feast. tcǃāˊgu Old time łīngîˊtî Tlingit tcǃāgo old ᴀt things qaguˊk on their ears qaca [or] their heads łēqǃ. red paint. Qāˊyu Those men qoīqǃe invited yên there qēˊawe when seated cāˊxo upon his head dūˊwate he put yusǃāˊx̣ᵘ the hat G̣onaqᴀdēˊt G̣onaqᴀdēˊt sǃāxᵘ hat cᴀdakūˊqǃ. in sections. Ātxaweˊ Afterward qǃᴀtǃāˊxt-dusîˊn placed close to the door hīn water ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ named X̣eˊca-hīˊnî soaked with water qaxōdēˊt among the people dułîˊtnutc threw it dūwuwēˊt the gifts ỵaỵīˊqǃ qāˊdēt. just before they distributed. Ye Thus dusniayuˊ when they gave away yūˊduwuwet the gifts G̣oˊnana Athapascans’ ᴀˊtî things qa and qāˊdjīqǃ [what] to the men yetīˊīỵa. was [in possession]. Qǃaoduwacīˊ Feasts yūˊdusaîtc. they were always named. G̣onētkᴀnaỵîˊdjīt To the opposite phratry yēˊdusnītc. gave them. Gux Slaves qoˊa however ayuˊ those dułēˊqǃ. they called out [whom they should be given to]. Tînnāˊ coppers tsǃu also qāˊdjî had nēłỵīˊ around in the house caỵakaˊoduwadjᴀł they set them aˊawe when qāˊdjīt to the people ye thus uduˊdzînc they gave away yuhîˊt the house ʟēn big dātx. around. Yuqoīˊqǃî The guests yux out naāˊdawe when they went aodūˊwaʟǃēx. they danced. Hēˊnᴀx The other party aˊa it was 337-5caˊowu had on heads tsǃu also yēł raven sǃāx̣ᵘ hats yên there aduʟǃēˊxawe when they were through dancing hēˊnᴀx the other side aˊa it was tsǃu also ʟe then yeyēˊ wuti. stopped.

The Athapascans on their way down used to be seen when still far back from the coast. One time, as they were coming across the glacier, the chief’s daughter, who was menstruant, said something to make the glacier angry. In those days a girl menstruant for the first time did not stay out of the house. They placed something heavy in front of her, and for five months she was not allowed to talk. This is the period during which a labret hole was made. It was always done when she was fasting. This girl said to the glacier, “Would that that glacier were my father’s,” and during that night it began to grow out over their new house. It extended itself far out over the town, and the people fled from it to Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ, where they built a new one. The Tǃᴀˊqǃdentān fled to and established themselves at a place just opposite.

Dusīˊ His daughter wuwēˊt was menstruant yuānqāˊwu the rich man’s sī. daughter. Tcǃunakīˊdêaweˊ Way back in the woods dutīˊnutc they always saw yūˊg̣onana. those Athapascans. Akᴀˊx Across it yên there wuᴀˊdī coming sîtǃ glacier ᴀx after it kǃᴀˊna kaˊoʟ̣ig̣ᴀt said something to make it angry yuwēˊtᴀdītc. the menstruant one. ʟēł Not x̣ᴀkāˊỵî outside utēˊxqǃᵘ stays yuwuweˊdî the menstruant cāˊwᴀt. woman. Āg̣aˊ At that time dutǃekāˊỵî in front of her ᴀt something 337-10duoxqǃoˊnutc. they always put. ᴀx From it ᴀt something yêx like it doxîˊttc. they always put [something heavy]. Kīdjîˊn Five dîˊsayu months it was āg̣aˊ during łuqǃēˊdatᴀngînutcỵa. she was not allowed to talk. Yūˊcāwat The woman g̣ag̣āwēˊdîn when she is menstruant habitually yāˊdoqǃoa this is the one’s mouth gᴀx dutāˊg̣ê. they are going to make a hole in. Cawᴀˊt Woman, qoˊa however, ỵāˊqǃagaxētc when she fasts qǃedutāˊqtc. they always make a hole [in her lip]. Gāˊnê Outside duīˊn with her yūx out anaāˊdawe when she was going ye thus ỵawaqaˊ, she said, “Ỵîdᴀˊt “Would that ᴀxīˊc my father sîtǃīˊx̣ become his glacier sîtîˊ.” it would.” Tcǃuʟeˊ And then tāt one night g̣âweˊ during g̣onayeˊ started kāˊwaa. it grew out. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then duhēˊxwa in spite of them tcǃaāˊnawe still ʟāgᵘ long house ỵe kᴀnaēˊn. it kept growing down. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yūˊdᴀłiyexe the building hît house kᴀˊxawe over yekᴀnaēˊn. it was growing down over. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then akᴀˊx over it kāˊwaa it grew yūˊān that town ʟe then yux out kiqǃ far aweˊ it was ỵakāˊwaa was growing yūsîˊtǃ. the glacier. Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊdawe to Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ wudikêˊʟǃ fled yułīngîˊt those Tlingit ʟē then wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊx they built ān a town sᴀkᵘ. for. 338-5Akekᴀˊt Opposite it tsǃū also aodîkêˊʟǃ started to flee Tǃᴀˊqǃdentān the Tǃᴀˊqǃdentān sᴀkᵘ. for.

By and by the people of Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ started to G̣onāˊxo to make war on the Łuqāˊxᴀdî, because of a Kāˊgwᴀntān woman who had been killed. They were armed with native picks, war spears, and bows and arrows. After they had killed their enemies they discovered a woman left alone in that place, whom they caught for a slave. She was mother of Chief Qǃayeg̣aˊtqēn. Then she said to them, “For what could you use me? Up here is the wolf post belonging to my son.” The wolf post had been hidden when the people fled. Letting the woman go, therefore, the Kāˊgwᴀntān warriors rushed greedily for the post, and brought it down. A man whose face had been scratched up by the scratching-sponge that people used in ancient times before starting to war reached the post first. His name was Top-spirit, and the name of the next Fish-that-comes-up-in-front-of-one’s-face-and-shakes. Then they started back with it but quarreled so much over it that they began to talk of not allowing anybody to have it. When they were out from shore, however, the war-leader, whose name was Dancer, stood up wearing objects representing ears over his face and said, “Who sent out these warriors? I, a high-caste Kāˊgwᴀntān, am also a brave man.” Then they started off.

Adᴀˊxawe And then xāˊdjiudîgut [they] started to war Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ dᴀx from G̣onāˊxo G̣onāˊxo dê to aweˊ it was djīˊudigut started Łuqāˊxᴀdî Łuqāˊxᴀdî xōˊdê. to among. Kāˊgwᴀntān Kāˊgwᴀntān cāˊwᴀt woman wudūˊwadjᴀq was killed aỵāˊqǃayu for that akaˊoduwanāq. they went forth. YūˊŁuqāˊxᴀdi The Łuqāˊxᴀdi ānîˊ town Kāˊgwᴀntān Kāˊgwᴀntān kēˊtǃu native pick, ayuˊ it was ān with them xāˊdjiududzigut came to go to war tsāg̣ᴀˊʟǃ [and] war spears tcūnēˊt. bows and arrows. Hᴀs They ᴀtsūˊs killed duīˊn them 338-10yuKāˊgwᴀntān. the Kāˊgwᴀntān. Tcǃāˊya Then alone āˊnî town (or camp) tīqǃ in aweˊ it was wuduˊdzîtīn they came to see yucāˊwᴀt. the woman. Gūx A slave sᴀkᵘaweˊ for wudūˊwacāt was caught yūˊcāwᴀt. the woman. Xᴀtc It was yūānqāˊwo the chief duʟāˊ his mother ᴀsiweˊ was Qǃayeg̣āˊtqēn-ʟā. Qǃayegāˊtqēn’s-mother. ʟe Then ye thus aỵaˊosîqa, she said to them, “Dātx sa “For what? xᴀt me gux ỵîˊłayēx” you could use,” ye ỵawaqaˊ. she said. “G̣êg̣êˊnaho “Up here is ᴀxỵīˊt my son’s g̣āˊsǃî, post, g̣ōtc wolf g̣āsǃ.” post.” Tcǃākᵘ Anciently xaiakūdjtᴀˊnîn liked to go to war Łīngîˊt. Tlingit. ᴀˊdawe At it dutᴀˊn [they] had yūˊg̣otc the wolf g̣āsǃ. post. Wuˊduʟ̣isîˊn. It was hidden. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ᴀt there 338-15cukaˊoduwagîqǃ let go entirely yūˊcāwᴀt the woman yuxāˊttc. those warriors. Wucdjîsūˊxawe Rushing for it greedily kaˊodudzîᴀt came to go Kāˊgwᴀntāntc the Kāˊgwᴀntān yug̣āˊsǃ. the post. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then āx from it ỵeq down wuduwatᴀˊn. it was brought. Tcǃākᵘ Anciently ān with it ducudjīˊn [they] used to bathe x̣ᴀˊcqǃo. scratching sponge. Qāˊxetkᴀt On the breast yūˊdutᴀtgîˊnudjīn. rubbing it up and down. Yāˊduya His face yūˊaosînê the one rubbing on yux̣ᴀˊcqǃutc the sponge a it was īłîˊ kaˊołîsǃᴀʟǃ scratched up duyaˊ his face qācuˊkᴀt first adāˊt to it wudjîx̣īˊx̣. ran. Qācukᴀˊt The first qā man ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ was named Qāˊka-yēk Top-spirit Qaỵāˊkaoduxāt Fish-that-comes-up-in-front-of-one’s-face-and-shakes tsǃu. also. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then āˊnawe with it ᴀt (thing) wux̣ūˊn started wexāˊ the warriors qoˊxdê. to go back. Tcǃusūˊg̣oa Then aweˊ wūcdjideˊ to each other ỵaodudjig̣ēˊye ỵᴀ that no one would have it aˊda about it qǃaoduʟ̣iāˊt. they were beginning to talk, Dekînaˊ from the shore dāq out sᴀx̣īˊx̣awe when they got quickly g̣ēˊnᴀx from inside it aˊodihān one started to stand up ᴀt things [with] gūˊgu like ears 339-5duỵaˊ. [or] his face. Ye Thus qǃaỵaqaˊ said to [them] yuxāˊ-sǃᴀtî, the war chief, “Adūˊtsᴀ “Who kāwanāˊỵî sent out xāˊaỵā?” these warriors?” Łēˊni Dancer yūˊdowasākᵘ was the name of yuxāˊ-sǃᴀtî. the war chief. “Kāˊgwᴀntān “Kāˊgwᴀntān ayuˊ that ānỵêˊdî high caste xᴀt me satiỵîˊ being tūqǃ, into Qǃēˊg̣a real (i. e., brave) qā man xᴀt I sîtîˊ.” am.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ayāˊxt away aweˊ it was ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. they started off.

At that time there were two canoe loads of Island people going along, and there was a shaman among them named Wolf-weasel, who had eight tongues. The Kāˊgwᴀntān shaman tore his canoe apart by pretending to split the water of its wake. Before they got far out it began to split. The Kāˊgwᴀntān warriors had already landed at X̣uqǃ creek where this shaman also went ashore, and they came out behind him. His spirits’ apparel was in a box in the bow.

Qǃᴀtqaāˊỵî Island people dēx two yākᵘ canoes ỵîkt. in. Îxtǃ Shaman tsǃū too hᴀs them duxoˊ among tcǃᴀˊtuyᴀx just as [the others] îˊxtǃawe. had a shaman. Hēˊnᴀx The others ᴀˊa it was xowuˊ among G̣otcdaˊ Wolf-weasel yūˊdowasākᵘ. was named. Nᴀsǃgᴀducūˊ Eight ỵᴀtêˊ were 339-10duᴀˊt ʟǃūˊtǃê. to him tongues. (or his things tongues). Wūˊcdᴀx Apart āwasǃēˊʟǃ he tore duyāˊkᵘ his canoe īteˊ by splitting hīˊnî. the water. Tcuł Just before wuhāˊdjîawe they got far out wūˊcdax apart wudîg̣āˊt. it started to split. Hᴀˊxcte Ashore ỵāˊnaᴀˊdawe having already gone yuxāˊ warriors X̣uqǃ-hīn X̣uqǃ creek yūˊdowasākᵘ named yēˊnᴀxawe ashore yên there uwaqoˊx came yuîˊxtǃ the shamans dūwa-uˊ. [warriors] were there. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yêˊndî to it ỵānaqoˊxoawe while he was coming dutǃāˊt back of him awaāˊt come yuxāˊ. the warriors. Duyēˊk His spirits’ daîdēˊdî apparel cᴀkᴀˊtsa-în. was in a box in the bow.

When the warriors rushed down upon them they soon destroyed his canoe men, but the shaman himself flew away by means of his spirits. Even now people say that a shaman can fly about. After he had flown about a certain town for some time the people told a menstruant woman to look at him. She did so, and he fell into a small lake. Then he swam under a rock, sticking up in it, leaving his buttocks protruding. To the present time this lake is red. It is his blood.

ʟe Then dukāˊnᴀx upon him caodīteˊ [they] rushed yuîˊxtǃ. the shaman. Qotx Destroyed cūduʟ̣îx̣īˊx̣ were all [his men] quickly duỵîˊk inside of [the canoe] qāˊwu. his men. Hu He, qoaˊawe however, tcǃuʟeˊ then wudeqēˊn flew away duyēˊkqǃî his spirits tūwāˊdᴀx. on account of. Tcǃū Even yîdᴀˊt now ye thus ᴀtgwâˊakᵘ people say as follows wūckᴀˊt around wudîqêˊn flies yuîˊxtǃ. the shaman. Tcǃaāˊye Like this ỵᴀˊtiỵi were qoˊo people xᴀˊnqǃawe in it (town) ye thus ỵᴀtîˊ was wēˊtᴀtî. a menstruant woman. Duīˊwᴀq Her eyes qǃaodūˊwaqa. they told her to put on him. ʟeł Not ugaˊ for it [was big] yuaˊ the lake akᴀˊqǃawe there 340-5wudzigīˊt he came to fall akᴀˊnᴀx. into it. Nacūˊta Rock sticking up atāˊỵe under it dᴀ wuqǃāˊk he swam tca right tāˊỵe nᴀˊxawe from under dōqǃaiˊ his buttocks wacuˊ stuck out yuwēˊtatetc the menstruant woman duīˊt at him awułqenīˊtcayu. looked it was. Tcǃu Even ỵīdᴀˊt now łēqǃ red uyᴀˊx like it ỵᴀtêˊ is yūˊa. the lake. Ducīỵīˊtc His blood yēˊsête. it is.

The sister and aunt of this shaman were enslaved, and the warriors also carried away his spirit box. Before they had gotten very far off, however, they stopped, untied the box, and began to handle the things in it. They took out all of the spirits (i. e., masks, whistles, etc.), and asked his sister [regarding one of them], “What is its name?” This was the chief spirit, and had a long switch of hair. “The spirit is named Hanging-down spirit,” said she. Then the warrior in the bow put it on saying, “Let me be named Hanging-down spirit.” Immediately he fell down as if he had been knocked over. He ceased to breathe. Another put it on. “Let me be named Hanging-down spirit,” he said. All of those who put this on were destroyed. One, however, stood up, made a noise, and ran off. To this day his (the shaman’s) spirit has not ceased killing.

Yuîˊxtǃ The shaman duʟ̣āˊkǃ his sister wuduʟ̣īcāˊt. was enslaved. Duʟāˊkǃ His aunt tsǃu also ān with her uduʟ̣īcāˊt. they took captive. Duīˊkǃ Her brother’s yēk spirit dāˊka-qōˊku cover of box wududzîỵaˊ came to carry away yuxāˊtc. the warriors. Yên There nᴀx from łnᴀłiyēˊqǃ not far [going by land] ūn with it 340-10awuᴀˊtdjî they got aweˊ when yên there odudziỵaˊ, they came to rest, qᴀ and kaˊoduwakeʟǃaỵīˊ untying it ᴀt things kaoduwakǃᴀˊt they meddled with yuqōˊkᵘ. [in] the box. Yuxāˊtc The warriors ke out kᴀˊndudjîł took all yuyēˊk. the spirits. Akᴀˊqǃ For it aduwūˊsǃ they asked duʟ̣āˊkǃ his sister “Wasᴀˊ “What duwasāˊkᵘ” is the name?” ʟax Very yēk spirit kînāˊqǃawe head of ye it ỵatîˊ. was. Akǃᴀtǃūˊdêsᴀtīˊn Was half added on yutcǃīˊn. the hair switch. “Wāˊsᴀ “What duwasāˊkᵘ is the name of yayēˊk,” this spirit,” yūˊỵaodudzîqa was what they said to yucāˊwᴀt. this woman. “Kîˊdᴀxgᴀłcūˊ “Hanging-down [spirit] aweˊ it is yūˊawasa named yuyēˊk.” the spirit.” Xā The warrior cᴀkahāˊdidjawe in the bow cāx oʟ̣icāˊt. put it on. 340-15“Xᴀt “Me yēx like it ᴀt something nᴀxdusāˊkᵘ let me be called Kîdᴀˊxgᴀłcu.” Hanging-down Spirit.” Yūt wuduˊwag̣og̣e Out (or he had been pushed down) yᴀxaweˊ like it wūˊnî was yuqāˊ. that man. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then hūtcǃ ended dudāsēˊgᵘ. he breathed (or had sense). Tsǃu Also g̣oˊnaatc another one cāx on his head wuʟ̣îcāˊt. put it. “Xāt “Me Kîˊdᴀxgᴀłcu Hanging-down spirit yūˊ-xāt-nᴀx-dusākᵘ.” let me be named.” Adᴀˊxayu And then qot destroyed cūˊwax̣īx̣ were all quickly yuˊᴀt-cāx-yeˊiʟcᴀˊtdjî those putting on his yēk spirit’s tcǃīˊne. switch. ʟēˊnᴀx One of them āˊỵîna up uwahāˊn stood ᴀˊłāx making tîn with a noise yut away wudjix̣īˊx̣. ran. Tcǃū Even ỵīdᴀˊt now ʟēł not qot ever kē gets ux̣îˊx̣tc lost duyēˊgītc his spirit duyᴀˊx for him 341-5qoỵawadjāˊg̣ê. killing off.

After the other warriors had returned to Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ, they determined to erect a house. They were the old Kāˊgwᴀntān who were going to put it up. So they sharpened the jadite which they used in chopping and went out. On account of the house timbers the owner of that house fasted for four days. After they had chopped for one month it was finished, and the chief went outside and spoke to all the people. In the morning those of the opposite phratry went out in ten canoes to push the timbers down. They paddled across singing, and brought all of them in, and they left them on the beach overnight. In the morning they were invited for tobacco. There was no white leaf tobacco in those days. Then mortars were brought out so that the part of the house near the door was covered with them. The tobacco was chewed, a liquid was poured over it, and it was mixed with powdered shells. After that the names of those of the opposite phratry to whom balls of tobacco were to be given, were called out, for they did not have any pipes at that time. Those who had received the tobacco prepared to dance, and those who owned emblem hats, as the raven or the whale, wore them. Now they started to carry up the house timbers for the first of the houses of the Kāˊgwᴀntān chiefs. They carved the wolf posts and finished the entire house in one year. It was named Wolf house from its posts.

Yuxāˊ The warriors, qoˊa however, deˊa now anîˊde home ỵāˊwagu, went, Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊdî. to Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ. De Now gux they dułiyēˊx were going to build yuhîˊt. the house. Tcǃākᵘ aˊỵe The old [phratry] of Kāˊgwᴀntāntcayu Kāˊgwᴀntān it was gux łayēˊx were going to build yuhîˊt. the house. Dog̣ēˊʟǃ They sharpened yūˊcᴀnaxaỵe what they used to chop with sᴀkᵘ for yūˊsǃū the green stone qᴀ and tāˊỵes axes sᴀkᵘ. for. Yênīˊawe When they were ready kaˊoduwag̣āsǃ. they went out. Yākᵘ Canoe hît house daedēˊdī timbers sᴀˊkᵘg̣wa for ās tree sǃāˊte owner of sᴀkᵘ for, qoˊa aweˊ however, 341-10daqǃūˊn four days qǃēˊwaxe. fasted. ʟēqǃ One dîˊsawe month it was aỵāˊnᴀx during wudūˊwaxotǃ it was chopped yênīˊaweyux and when it was outside ready qǃēˊwatān. he [went and] spoke. Yuhîˊt The house sǃāˊti owner sᴀkᵘ for (of) łdakᴀˊt all yūˊāntqenīt to the people qǃēˊwatᴀn. spoke. Tsǃutāˊdawe In the morning ᴀt wux̣ūˊn started off djᴀłdakᴀˊt all yūˊāntqenî. the people. Djînkāˊt Ten yākᵘ ᴀt canoes ỵāˊwagᵘ went yūˊāntqenî the people yūˊās the tree anîˊ place āx from it îˊqdî down gux they dutsuỵaˊ. were going to push them. Ỵēq Down kaˊoduwadjêł they brought them yuhîˊt the house ʟēn big dāîdīˊ timbers sᴀkᵘ. for. Yākᵘ Canoes kācīˊỵi singing on kᴀt across doxāˊ paddled 341-15yūˊg̣onetkᴀnaỵīˊtc. the opposite phratry. Ān The town eg̣ayāˊt down to doxāˊtcawe when they brought ēqqǃ on the beach uwaxeˊ. they stayed one night. Łdakᴀˊt All yūˊāntqenî the people awaˊ it was wuduwaīˊqǃ were invited yūˊās the tree axāˊdjî. those towing. ʟēł Not ʟ̣ēt white qag̣ᴀˊndjî leaf tobacco qōstîˊ. was. Dāq Out kaˊoduwadjêł they brought yūˊtᴀqǃāỵēt. the mortars. Yuˊqǃotǃāqǃ The door nᴀx close to yên there wudîg̣ᴀˊt. it started to be covered. Yên There dutāˊqǃ it was chewed wuduʟ̣ełuˊqǃ. a liquid was poured over it. Kᴀtsǃ Powdered shell atūˊde into it nᴀx dutīˊn. was put. Kᴀdōnaˊ They called out names yūˊwᴀc-ᴀt the round balls of tobacco Łīngîˊt Tlingit ʟᴀˊnqǃîtdjīdîˊ. giving them. ʟēł Not wuduskuˊ was known sǃᴀqdakīˊt. about the tobacco pipe. Qoˊa But 342-5yux out ᴀnaāˊdawe when they were going ʟǃēx kaˊodūwanᴀ they called out the names and gave balls away to yūˊg̣onētqᴀnaˊetc. the opposite people (i. e., Eagles). Yūˊg̣ᴀntc The leaf tobacco awatᴀˊqǃe those chewed aaweˊ a those were the ones ᴀˊqgwaʟǃēˊx. who were going to dance. Āʟēˊn Entirely cāˊwahîk was filled yūhîˊt. the house. ᴀˊxo-a Some among them ᴀtūˊ emblems ducᴀˊ wore yēł raven sǃāx̣ᵘ hats, yāˊî whale sǃāx̣ᵘ. hats. ᴀt Things sǃātqǃyêˊn owners of qodzîteˊ used yūˊᴀtū. those emblems. De Now dᴀˊqde up ye thus gᴀx dusniˊ they were going to take yūhîˊt the house daîdedīˊ. timbers. Kāˊgwᴀntān Kāˊgwᴀntān cagūˊnayu head of (in remembrance of what they had done) tcǃākᵘāˊỵî the oldest ānqāˊqǃuayu chiefs it was hît a gux łayēˊx house it was were going to build g̣onētqᴀnāˊỵî. the opposite tribe. Āˊdji Those (Eagles) 342-10kaoduˊwaqā. told them to do it. Yug̣āˊsǃ The posts kᴀxdutīˊt. they carved. Yūˊg̣ōtc The wolf g̣āˊsǃayu post it was kᴀxdutīˊ they carved qaᴀˊdī their own [possession] sᴀkᵘ. for. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊx was made yuhîˊt. the house. ʟēqǃ One tāk year yᴀnūiˊwanî. it was finished in. ʟe Then ᴀsāyîˊx name was wusiteˊ given to it G̣ōtc-hît. Wolf house. G̣āsǃ Posts yayēˊ they wutiˊ. were on.

When the house was completed a man went to Chilkat to invite the G̣ānᴀxteˊdî, to Sitka for the Kîksᴀˊdî, and to Killisnoo for the Dēˊcitān. They were going to invite all of them besides the Tǃᴀˊqǃdentān into this house. Since then inviting back and forth has been going on. The guests kept coming out from the nearest point to the town site to look at the new house. The drums made a great noise there continually. After they had spent one night close to the town they came in quickly, dancing and singing. Inside, the town people began to dress themselves to dance before their guests. They went into the water, wearing Chilkat and marten-skin blankets. After that the owner of Wolf house went out and made a speech.

Yenīˊawe When it was finished Djîłqāˊt Chilkat dê to kōg̣āˊnagudî going after the guests wugūˊt. [a man] went. Tcǃutǃāˊkᵘ A long time yūG̣ānᴀxteˊdî the G̣ānᴀxteˊdî yūˊdowasākᵘ named na tribe ag̣aˊ for it wuguˊt. he went. Cīˊtǃka Sitka qoan people tsǃu also ag̣āˊ for it awaguˊt he went Kîksᴀˊdî, Kîksᴀˊdî, X̣utsnūˊwᴀda Killisnoo qoan people tsǃu, also, Dēˊcitān. Dēˊcitān. ʟēqǃ One hîˊtayu house was aˊỵîde into it ye they qogᴀˊxduīqǃ were going to invite all Tǃᴀˊqǃdentān. [including the] Tǃᴀˊqǃdentān. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then atxāˊya since then ye thus ỵanaguˊt it has been going on in ya łīngîˊt-āˊnî this world to qoaˊnî people invite each other. wuctaīˊqǃ. Then ʟe atǃāˊkᵘłtenîˊ coming out froma point to ān town yaog̣āˊsǃtc site yūhîˊt the house g̣ax that dustīˊn. they may see. Īˊdayu Around you qāˊỵaỵîk always make duᴀˊxdjînutc a big noise yūˊandê in the town ʟǃuwūˊgaoqǃ. the drums. Tǃā After them wuduwaxaˊ they went out 343-5yuqoīˊqǃê. the guests. Tcǃu Just ʟēqǃ one tāt night kᴀˊdayu they stayed ān town tuwᴀnỵīˊt right close to ỵāwagūˊ. they came. Ān Town eg̣ayāˊdî below ỵāˊnᴀsx̣ix̣. they came ashore, quickly. Cîkᴀˊt With songs ᴀduʟǃēˊx. they danced. Aỵîˊqǃ Inside ʟākᵘān the town āỵîˊ people qoīˊqǃî guests ctāt qodiciˊ commenced to dress themselves aʟǃēˊx dancing before ỵîs. for. Nāx̣ēˊn Chilkat blanket ᴀnāˊq wearing qa and kǃūx marten-skin blanket hīnx into the water wuˊᴀt went yuaʟǃēˊxeỵīˊỵî. the dancers. Yᴀnīˊỵaniwe When they were on the shore yūˊg̣otc the wolf hît house sǃātêˊ owner of yux outside qǃēˊwatān. went and spoke.

On the point at Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ is a place named Slaves’-valley. Their slaves always⁠[162] came from far to the south. Then the owner of this house killed four slaves for his guests, while the next in rank killed two slaves, and the whole number killed at that time was ten. After they had killed them they threw their bodies down into this valley. There two of them came to life, and one, getting up, opened and closed his fingers to the people sitting on the hill. From that time the place was named Slaves’-valley by the Kāˊgwᴀntān.

Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ ᴀˊłukwa on the point of ye thus duwasāˊkᵘ [is a place] named Gūx-qǃagᴀˊkǃa. Slaves’-valley. Yūîx̣kīˊdᴀx From far down [south] 343-10dusǃnᴀˊxtīn went Łīngîˊt Tlingit āˊawe those qaˊdjî people ỵaˊnatidjīn. they always were. Yūˊhît The house sǃātīˊdjawe owner of was daqǃūˊn four uwadjᴀˊq killed yugūˊx the slaves yuqoīˊqǃe the guests dāqǃ. for. Yūˊqǃāk The small valley ỵîˊkde down in tcǃuʟeˊ then dāk out cāˊdutītc. they always threw them. Tsǃu Next [day] duˊniya was ordered deˊa now dēx two gūx slaves āˊwadjᴀq. killed. Djînkāˊt Ten wudūˊwadjᴀq were killed yūˊgūx. slaves. Dᴀˊxᴀnᴀx Two gūˊxawe slaves ᴀqǃ there qox to life wudiᴀˊt started to come yūˊqǃāk the valley tāqǃ. in. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then tcaodᴀnugūˊawe when one of them got up gēˊgwaʟǃiawate he opened and closed his fingers yu-dekīˊtnᴀq. to those standing on the hill. Kāˊgwᴀntānqǃē Kāˊgwᴀntān xōˊdê among tcǃuāˊtxawe from that very time ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ was named yūˊʟǃᴀtk the place Gux-qǃāˊgakǃ. Slave-valley.

By and by they began to feed their guests. The people of all this world were there. The one who had invited them began to dress himself. Even now this part of the feast is named All-arisen [to attend to the feast]. They put on their abalone shells, Indian paint, and eagle feathers on their heads, and the women ear pendants. By and by the headman was told to start his song. This man always said, “All right, you are ready, my outside shell.” He wore a blanket which had been kept laid away in a box and all the other things that his dead predecessor had worn. His wife also had her blanket secured around her waist. He always handed out his moose skins to the people. The chief always distributed for the dead.

ʟēqǃ One [day] ānîˊ town qoxeˊ they were in aweˊ when ỵaoduˊdzîdᴀq they come to feed qoīˊqǃê. the guests. Łdakᴀˊt All yałīˊngît-āˊnî this world 344-5g̣e inside qoaˊnî people ayuˊ it was ᴀt ỵaˊodîha. there were. Yūʟǃᴀˊtk The town adᴀˊxayu from in ctāt kaˊodicî began to dress himself yuˊ-tut-qowaīˊqǃīỵa. the one who invited the guests. “Wudūˊwᴀnāq” “All got up” [to attend to feast] ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ is named tcǃūỵedᴀˊt. even now. Dasᴀqāˊda They put on their things, gunxaˊ abalone shells, cā the women, qoˊa however, gokuʟǃēˊnx̣ᵘ ear pendants qā and łēˊqǃaya Indian paint qa and qǃoaʟǃ eagle feathers qāˊca. on their heads. Wananiˊsayuˊ All at once acāde-hānî the head man (at head standing) qǃēˊcukᴀndoqetc. was told to start his song. “Gūc “All right, waēˊtc you dāˊnaỵiti” are ready,” yūˊỵᴀnaqetc, was what he always said “ᴀxdakᴀnūˊqǃuqǃaỵᴀˊxᴀ.” “my outside shell.” Yutcǃāˊkᵘ A long time 344-10dunāˊwaqǃūu he had on [a blanket] ᴀt ỵiˊỵᴀnuaxtc. always kept laid away in a box. Ducᴀˊt His wife qoūłsîˊktc. always tied up [her blanket round her waist]. Yūˊᴀsǃātê The owner wūnāˊ was dead wuqǃūˊ wore, qoˊa however, wudaqǃūˊtc. he always wore. Qāˊdjīt To people ᴀcuˊāxtc he always handed out yutsîˊskǃ the moose skins wāˊsa what ᴀsdjīˊỵakugue. he had. Ayᴀˊxawe For them (the dead) udjāˊqtc. he always killed (i. e., distributed).

After all the blankets had been brought out, they were taken up one at a time, and the names of those who were to receive called out, beginning with the guest highest in rank. When one’s name was called he rose and said, “Hadeˊ” (“This way”). The chief’s property was sufficient for all of his guests. Whoever had slaves gave them away as well. When they began to give his property away the giver stood near the door with a baton in his hand. At that time there were no white men’s things, the guests being invited for Indian articles only. After all of his property had been distributed the chief made a speech, and the people took their things home. In the morning the guests received all of the dishes, spoons, baskets, etc., and they thanked their host by leaving a dance. Afterward all of the guests returned to their homes.

Yuqoīˊqǃe The guests xōqǃ among dāk out qax dudjîˊłînawe after they had taken all aqdoᴀˊxtc. they always take up one at a time. Yuqoīˊqǃe The guests cāˊde-hānî head man [among] duīˊt to him dułūˊtc. always gave it. “Hadeˊ” “This way” yūˊỵᴀnaqetc. was what he always said. Djîłdakᴀˊt All yuqoīˊqǃe the guests xog̣ūˊ for among ỵaqāˊwagî was enough doᴀˊtî his things adūˊsᴀ whoever gūx slaves dutcīyēˊỵᴀtî has yūˊduʟ̣iēk. that is given away. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yāˊqǃatǃāq the door nᴀx from near aweˊ it was yaᴀˊtgaīntc, when they started giving his things away wutsāˊg̣a a cane hᴀˊsdutcīyēˊỵᴀtî had in his hand yū-hᴀs-ᴀt-īˊnî. the one giving them things. ʟēł Not ʟ̣ēt white qā men’s ᴀˊti things qōˊstî. were any. Tsǃᴀs Only Łīngîˊt Tlingit ᴀˊdî things aweˊ, were aỵîˊs for it wucduīˊqǃanutc. guests always used to be invited. Wānanīˊsawe At once qǃaˊoduwatān spoke yuqāˊ the man ᴀˊdî his things 345-5hūtcǃgîxᴀłiyēˊx. when he was through with all. Ān With them yux out āˊwaāt they went yūˊhᴀsdułaūqǃu. their gifts. Tsǃutāˊtawe In the morning wuduʟ̣ikīˊtc. all [their dishes] were given away. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt All things tîn with cᴀł spoons, kᴀkᵘ baskets, qᴀ and łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt everything qoīˊqǃedjīt to the guests ye thus dusnītc. they gave away. Qadjīˊt To the people ᴀt things kadjīˊławe were given when away ʟǃēx dance wuduˊdzîtǃe was left for him ctog̣āˊdatê. by way of thanks. Łdakᴀˊt All qox back ỵaˊodigu went yuqoīqǃe the guests ānīˊdê. to their homes.

Now all the people lived inside of this big house, Wolf house. The young fellows were in the habit of racing one another when they went to cut firewood with their stone axes. They called it “Stone-ax-taken-in-canoe.” The party that had been beaten became angry, and when they were eating grease together they pushed the fire over upon those who had left them behind. Their opponents did the same thing. They did not have any shirts on. The chiefs, however, were sitting on top of the retaining timbers and had nothing to do with this. It was all done by their nephews. This thing never was forgotten, although now people do not kill one another. They threw fire at one another. Finally, however, one of the cohoes people, whose house was behind this, ran down bearing the raven hat, and made a noise like the raven. “G̣ā,” he said. Because they heard this raven they did not kill one another.

ᴀtxāˊwe After that aỵēˊ inside of it wudūˊwa-u lived yuhîˊt the house ʟēn big łdakᴀˊt all qātc. the people. G̣ōtc-hît Wolf house yūˊduwasa. it was named. 345-10Adᴀˊx After that wūdj kīgîˊ together kᴀndugᴀˊsǃtc they always raced ᴀt things sᴀnāỵîˊ going after tāỵīˊs native axes tîn. with. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ it was called Deˊyax tāỵīˊs-āˊwatê. “Stone-ax-taken-in-canoe.” Wānānīˊsawe At once qātūˊn angry wūtîˊ got yūyuduʟ̣îʟǃîˊtkîatc. the canoe left behind. Wūˊdjkīqǃawe Together doxāˊnᴀtc always ate yūˊēx the grease kǃîsāˊnîtc. the young boys. Wānānīˊsawe At once yūyuqoˊłî-ʟǃîˊtkia the side that left them behind xōdeˊawe among it was ke over ỵakaˊoduʟ̣îtᴀq was pushed yūqǃāˊn. the fire. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then aỵāˊqǃ in return ᴀt something wūˊnî. was done like it. ᴀxodêˊ Among them ke over aỵakaˊoduʟ̣îtᴀq they pushed yu-łîqǃāˊni-x̣ūtsī. the burning coals. Łēł Not kǃūdᴀˊsǃ shirts kākᴀˊ. they had on. Łīngîˊt ʟᴀnqǃ Tlingit great ones (= chiefs), qoˊa however, tᴀqǃ retaining planks cakīˊ on top ke up uwaqeˊ. sat. ʟēł Not ᴀx ūˊcî touched (= had anything to do with) yuanqāˊqǃutc. the chiefs. Qoˊa But tsǃᴀs only dux̣āˊqǃuawe their nephews ye thus quwanuˊq. were doing it. ʟēł Not qut ever qēˊux̣īx̣tc it got lost yūadeˊ ᴀt what happened wūnīˊyiỵᴀ. was like that. Tcǃūỵedᴀˊt Even now ʟēł not, qoˊa however, wudj they wududjᴀˊq. kill each other. Tcǃayāˊ datcūˊnawe Like it, however, wūdj one another xōdêˊ among ỵaoduʟ̣îg̣êˊtc they threw yuqǃāˊn. the fire. 346-5ʟ̣ǃuknaxāˊdîdjīqǃawe Cohoes people ye ỵatîˊ have yēł raven sǃāx̣ᵘ. hat. ᴀtǃāˊt Back of it łaāˊ was hᴀsduhîˊtî. their house. An With it āˊỵeq down awaguˊt. one went. Akaˊoduwaᴀx He made noise of yūˊyēł. the raven. “G̣ā,” “G̣ā,” yūˊỵawaqa. he said. ᴀtc That is why ʟēł not wūdj each other wududjāˊq (because) they killed yēł raven akaˊ on it wudūˊaxētc. always was heard. ᴀtcaweˊ That is why aỵīˊtx from down yux in [the house] out wuˊłig̣āsǃ. they moved. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then hîtqǃ houses wuduʟ̣iyêˊx they built tcǃū ᴀqǃ. right there.

This is what caused all the trouble. We are called Burnt-house people, because the timbers of that house caught fire and were burned, and for this reason the people moved out of it and built other houses in the same place. Afterward some of the Burnt-house people moved to this place (Sitka). Because we are their descendants we are here also. They continue to be here because we occupy their places.

ᴀtaỵaˊ This is what ᴀt cūˊwᴀnî. caused all the [trouble]. Yūˊhît The house aqᴀˊxyedî main beams wułqǃāˊnetc. got on fire. ᴀˊtcaya This is why 346-10Kāˊgwᴀntān Burnt-house people yūˊhaduwasākᵘ. we are called. Yuhîˊt The house qᴀˊxyedî beams kawugānēˊtc. were burned. ᴀdjaweˊ This is why yūx out ᴀt things kaˊoduwadjêł. they took. Hîtqǃ Houses ye (therefore) ỵaqāˊwagê there are many Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊqǃ. at Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ. ᴀtxaweˊ This is why yāˊde to this place (i. e., Sitka) aˊołig̣āsǃ. some moved. Kāˊgwᴀntān Burnt-house people yāt here wudūˊwau. lived. Aỵîdeˊ Their children (or descendants) qotuˊstiỵīˊdjaỵa because we are yāqǃ here ye thus hāˊỵate we are ōhāˊn we tsǃu. also. ᴀtcēˊỵa This is why ỵīdᴀˊt now tcǃu still ye thus ỵānaguˊt it goes on yāˊỵedᴀt [because] now a-ītēˊ in place of them qotustēỵīˊtc. we live

105. STORY OF THE KÂˊCKǃE QOAN⁠[163]

Łtᴀxdᴀˊx was dead. He had a valuable copper, and he also had a dish named Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ. When he was dead they took his property out. Those of the house in which these people lived who obtained the dish got into trouble over it. Whoever had a sister told her to go with him. “Let us go to some other place,” he said. The people that went away were from that side of the house from which the dish was taken away. They were sad on that account. Probably they numbered about forty. They said, “Let us go straight for that mountain.” Whoever had three brothers took them along to carry things for him. After that they came out under the brow of the big mountain. On the way they dressed themselves in their fine clothing, some in weasel-skin coats, some in marten-skin coats, and they wore hats also because they wanted to die wearing them. Not very many came away. Many more stayed up there than came out. When they got up to the foot of the mountain they came together to talk over where they should pass through. They came to a place where there were many ground squirrels, which they clubbed. This is why it became foggy. They lost one another in it, and some of them disappeared. It was the fog that they got lost in. Then they let them (those who had disappeared) go. After that they made good headway toward the place whither they were bound. There appeared no place to get through. The mountain seemed to be very close to them.

Łtᴀxdᴀˊx Łtᴀxdᴀˊx wūnaˊ. was dead. Aduˊdji His ye ỵᴀtîˊ was yutînnaˊ a copper qǃᴀłitsīˊn, expensive, qa and yusǃîˊqǃ the dish tsǃu also duˊdji he ye ỵᴀtîˊ had Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ. [named] Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ. Nᴀnāˊawe When he was dead duᴀˊdi his things dāq out ye they uduˊdzînî. came to take. Yuqǃᴀłîtsīˊnîỵa Was expensive yusǃîˊqǃ the dish yuˊᴀ-adjideˊ ᴀnudjîxêˊn the [side] that got it ʟēqǃ one [house] ᴀnēˊł in qoaˊnî people ayuˊ were aayuˊ those adāˊx from it wuckaˊoduwax̣îʟǃ. got into trouble. Ādūˊsᴀ Whoever duʟ̣āˊkǃ his sister qodziteˊ had 347-5ᴀg̣ātsāˊîtc. told her to go with him. “Gudeˊ “To some place nᴀx away tuāˊde let us go tcᴀgūdeˊsᴀ.” thither.” Yuʟēˊqǃ The one hît house ye qo-uˊ people ayaˊ these akēˊkdᴀx from one side of ayuˊ that āˊwaāt went away hēˊnᴀx on the other side ādeˊ then yên there wucxenīˊtc was taken away yusǃîˊqǃ. the dish. Qā And tuwunūˊgᵘ they were sorry tcayuˊ because ye so at wunîˊ. they did. Guł Probably daqǃūˊndjînkadīˊnᴀx about forty ayuˊ those qōˊwate, were ye thus qǃaỵadoqaˊ, they said, “Tcǃa “Right yūˊca that mountain kāˊỵaᴀqg̣aāˊdê.” let us go to.” Adūˊsᴀ Whoever dukīˊk-hᴀs his brothers tcǃu then nᴀˊsǃgenᴀx three tīˊỵî were ʟe then duˊndayaỵî to carry for him nᴀstīˊtc. always took. ᴀtxaweˊ After that 347-10dāq out nᴀx from ānᴀˊx from it aqǃeỵīˊt below it āˊwaᴀt they came to yūˊca the mountain ʟēn. big. Qā And naᴀˊdî going kǃîdēˊn well yên there wuduˊdzînî they prepared [their clothes] axōˊa among them dā weasel kǃudᴀˊsǃ coats axōˊa among them kǃūx-kǃudᴀˊsǃ. marten coats. ᴀtūˊt Wearing them qong̣ᴀˊnādayu because they wanted to die, sǃāx̣ᵘ hats tsǃu. also. Adᴀˊx From it sîteˊ was wedaˊ away ʟēł not caỵaˊodaha came away aỵeˊ were wutīˊỵia. many. Yūˊdᴀq Up there kᴀ caỵadîhēˊn were many more qoˊa than āx from it dāq out ūˊwaᴀdîa. they started to go. Yucāˊqǃaỵītǃ It to the foot of the mountain aāˊdawe when they got wucdāˊt together dunᴀˊq they came ᴀdaˊyūqǃ about it ᴀduʟ̣îᴀˊtk began to talk ᴀnᴀˊx through what [place] aỵᴀˊkᵘgwaᴀt. they should go. Aaweˊ In the place wududzîtīˊn they came to find ye thus aokagaỵe were many tsᴀłk ground squirrels ʟe some of which acaˊodowaxêct. they clubbed. Aᴀˊsewe This is why qakāˊ a fog kaołîgwᴀˊsǃ. was made. ʟe Then aqǃᴀweˊ there tsa right wudjîtēˊx each other aỵaˊoduʟ̣îg̣ên. they missed. ʟe Then 348-5gwâyᴀˊł aqōˊstê. there was some gone. Yūˊqog̣āsǃ The fog tūˊqǃwᴀsiyu in that it was qot wūˊāt. they got lost. ʟe Then de now hᴀs they wuduʟ̣îʟǃīˊt let them go yuqog̣āˊsǃ the fog tūqǃ into qot lost hᴀs they wuadīˊdjayu. because got. ʟe Then adeˊ where de to wuduʟ̣îtsīˊn they made strong headway ỵāˊnᴀᴀt. where theywere going. ʟēł Not ᴀnᴀˊx through it awug̣āˊadiỵᴀ a place to go qōstêˊ. there was. Tcǃayuˊ Very ʟīˊya close to them ᴀˊsîwe it was ᴀtx dudjīˊx. it appeared.

By and by they came to the very foot of the mountain. There was no place where they could get through. But through the northern part of the mountain passed a glacier, and they went up that way toward the top. They thought that they were all going to die off when they reached the top. They did not come to the highest summit of the mountain, however. Then they put on all of their best clothing for good. They stayed there perhaps five days. They were now going to start on singing the song that they had sung when they left home. The morning of the day after they started away. And they started the song they used to sing up on Copper river. At that time they wore nose pins. When they were about to start from that place they put on weasel hats and coats. All mourned together over the friends they had left behind and over those who had been lost in the fog. When they were through mourning they arose and started off.

Wananīˊsawe At once qǃēˊg̣a truly yūˊcā the mountain kǃīˊỵīt to the foot of āwaᴀˊt. they came. ʟēł Not ᴀnᴀˊx through it awug̣āˊadiỵᴀ where they could get 348-10qōˊstî. was. ʟēkǃ-ỵᴀtīˊỵiỵᴀ Where was no way koˊsaat to go ināˊnᴀx a anᴀˊxawe through it sîtǃ an ice ridge (glacier) wūcuˊ. went over. Anᴀˊxawe That way ᴀcakīˊ toward top of it ke up āwaᴀˊt. they went. ʟe Then kᴀkᵘgwanāˊayu they were going to die off yūˊqāttu wuᴀˊtî they thought ᴀcakīˊ toward top of the mountain ke up ᴀāˊt. they went. ʟēł Not ʟᴀx very ᴀcᴀkīˊ on top of it ke up āwuāˊt they got, ag̣āˊawe. however. ʟᴀx Very qǃēˊg̣a truly qāˊna-ᴀˊdî-nādeỵeˊ all their best things wuduˊdzînî. they put on. Guł Probably kidjîˊngiyu for five days āqoˊuxe. they stayed there. Aweˊ Then ᴀkᴀˊt away from it (each other) kaosîdāˊg̣ea they started when they went cî song aweˊ that akᴀˊt on it g̣onayeˊ to start away ᴀqgwaāˊt. they were going. ᴀtx After that qēˊnaa day it was tsǃutāˊdawe next morning āx from it g̣onayeˊ started āwaᴀˊt. they went. ʟe Then kē up kaodūwacîˊ, they started the song, Yūˊēq-hēˊnî Copper river cākqǃ up in qāłuˊqǃ yetêˊxqǃun. they used to use. Tᴀˊqǃxê Nose pins agaaweˊtsa at that time łūˊnᴀx in their noses ke up yē thus kaˊodudzînī. they wore. Āx From it g̣onayeˊ starting ᴀqᵘgwaᴀˊdi they were going yūdāˊ the weasel sǃāx̣ᵘ hat qa and yukǃudᴀˊsǃ. coat [they put on]. 349-5Ag̣āaweˊtsa At that time qākᴀˊqǃ there yᴀx like wudjîxêˊn together tuwunūˊk, they all mourned, yunᴀˊq behind awaāˊde a these they left qaxōˊnqǃî. friends. Dadêˊ kaayuˊ And about those qog̣āˊsǃ fog tuqǃ in qot wuadeˊ were lost adadēˊayu. about them. Yên There g̣āx mourning dustīˊ was aweˊ then tsa indeed āx from it wudūˊwanāq. they got up. G̣onayeˊ Starting āwaᴀˊt. they went.

The Athapascans did not know about the sea, and they called one another together. They said, “What is that so very blue?” They said, “Let us go down to it. We have saved ourselves,” they said. Coming to the lower end of the glacier, they traveled very fast down to the sea. They crossed a river boiling out from under the mountain and almost as large as Copper river. They went down to the sea alongside of the big river. Afterward they stayed down there at the mouth of that river. The first thing they did there was to claim the big mountain [as a crest], because they were the first to pass through it. When winter began to come on they built a house beside the river. They named it Mountain house because they had nearly lost their lives on that mountain. This is why they so named it. They stayed right there in that house, and the settlement grew into a town.

ʟēł Not wuduskuˊ knew yuēˊʟǃ the sea water qostiỵiỵeˊ there was yūˊg̣onanatc. the Athapascans. ʟe Then yᴀtīˊỵi there being ỵēqǃ there wudjxᴀˊndî together wūcduxoˊx. they called. Ye As follows wucdāˊỵᴀdoqa, they said, “Dāsayuˊ “What is it ʟᴀx very ye so sǃu blue 349-10yᴀx like ỵatîˊ. is? Kǃe Well yên there kᴀx out to dusnūˊkᵘ,” we go,” ʟe then yūqoyāˊwaqa. they said. “Dê cwutudzînēˊx,” “Now we have saved ourselves,” ye so wucdāˊỵᴀdoqa. they said to one another. Yusîˊtǃqᴀnᴀx From the glacier ēq beach [at lower end] nᴀx on ayaˊᴀg̣aāˊt and below it ayᴀˊxawe like it ʟe very ʟākᵘ fast awaāˊt they went yuēˊʟǃ the sea water yāˊxdê. down to. ʟe Then ᴀkāˊnᴀx across it ỵāˊwaāt they got yuhīˊn a river ʟēn large yucaˊ a mountain taỵinᴀˊx from underneath wuduwaqoˊq, was boiling, ʟēł not unałaˊ (scarcely) Ēq-hīˊnî Copperriver yᴀx like qog̣ēˊỵî. was larger. ʟe Then ēʟǃ se water yāˊxe down to ỵaāˊwaāt they came wehīˊn the river ʟēn big yāˊxnᴀx. alongside. 349-15ᴀtxaweˊ After it ʟe then āˊỵēq down there uwateˊ they stayed wehīˊn the river yāx. at mouth of. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then qaᴀˊdîx the first thing wusiteˊ they did yūˊca the mountain ʟēn big cuqǃāˊnᴀx (to claim) ᴀdāˊt on it āˊwuᴀdīˊdjayu. because they were the first who came. Tāˊkᵘdê. Winter ỵakog̣wahaˊawe when it began to be hît house wuduʟ̣îyᴀˊx they made yuhīˊn the river yāxqǃwe alongside wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊxe. they made. Hît House ỵaˊoduwasa they named cā Mountain hît house akāỵîˊx about it qōnᴀˊx satīỵīˊn. they nearly lost their lives. ᴀtcaweˊ This is why ye so wūdūwasaˊ. they named it. ʟedeˊ There tcǃᴀ right aỵēˊq down in it uwateˊ. they stayed. ʟe Then ānx town become wusîteˊ. it was.

Then the Cāˊdᴀdūx⁠[164] grew strong. They were the ones who built Mountain house. After they had been there ten years one person began living away from town in order to make the frame of a skin boat.

350-5Cāˊdᴀdūx-hᴀs The Cāˊdᴀdūx (pl.) wułîtsīˊn. grew strong. Hᴀsdjawēˊ It was they hᴀs they awuˊłîyᴀx built weCahîˊt. Mountain house. Djîˊnkāt Ten tāk years aỵēˊ in it hᴀs they natiˊ were aweˊ when ʟēqǃ one atīˊỵia being (person) dāk out aỵaˊodîhᴀn started to live by himself djᴀqoˊx skin boat ᴀtux̣āˊgî frame of it ye so agoxsᴀnîˊ. he was going to fix.

A woman named Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ reared a young sea gull. The sea gull did not grow large. All at once she did something to it that made it grow as large as an eagle. It began to grow big. Now it was almost as large as a house. When it got large she wanted to take it among her playmates. Her brothers, however, wanted to kill it. When she was playing with it the sea gull swam out of the mouth of the river. She also disappeared. She started after it. They used the song that they came out with over her. The song is a hard one, having all kinds of notes.

Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ hutcaweˊ it was she who aosiwᴀˊt reared yukēˊʟ̣adi a sea gull ỵᴀˊtî. young. ʟēł Not ułgēˊx got big kēˊʟ̣adî. sea gull. Wāˊsᴀqcūˊyu What all at once aosîˊnî she did desgwaˊtc already tcākǃ eagle ayᴀˊx like it ỵakunᴀłg̣êˊn. it began to be as big as. Desgwᴀˊtc Already 350-10aʟēˊnx sîtîˊ it became large guł yūˊhît almost a house yāˊnᴀx like ỵakunᴀłg̣êˊn. was as big as. Desgwᴀˊtc Already ʟa then łig̣eˊ got large yukēˊʟ̣adî the sea gull qosūkǃxōˊdê among her playmates ᴀqsᴀnuˊktc. she would always take it. Duīˊkǃ-hᴀstc Her brothers, qoˊa however, g̣ᴀdjāˊg̣et to kill it hᴀs they aỵaheˊ. wanted. Ān With it wuadeˊayu when she was playing kosîkǃōˊdêtīt out of the mouth of the river ūˊdākuwahoˊ swam yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdî. the sea gull. Hu She tsǃu also ʟe then ayᴀˊx out wūnaˊ went ᴀtxaweˊ afterward duīticîỵîˊ after it kaˊodzîte. started to go. Kîtcdāˊcîỵîˊx Beginning song sîtîˊ they did yūˊakᴀt-dāk-āˊwaᴀdî a. the one they came out with. Yāˊnᴀx łᴀtsīˊnden yucuˊk The song is a hard one dułxoˊxgunutc. having all kinds of notes.

Then the man sent off six of his nephews. He told them to go along shore in the canoe he had made, to search for people. When the weather was very good they started off. They came down this way to a place opposite Yakutat. There they discovered eulachon and a fish called kǃāˊgᴀn. These were in a creek. They put a small net into it to catch the eulachon, and they put the kǃāˊgᴀn into a small cooking basket while they were still alive. They offended them, however, by laughing at them. Just as day broke they started off. When they got out on the sea there came up a south wind, so that they could not go anywhere. They came right back to their starting point, and their skin canoe was broken. One of them went under it and was killed. They stayed there. Probably they were there for twenty-one days. Then the weather became fair. Meanwhile they lived upon kǃāˊgᴀn and eulachon. When it was good weather they again started off.

ʟe Then dūcūˊnᴀx six [of] duqēˊłkǃî-hᴀs his nephews ᴀkāˊwᴀna. he sent. Qongacīˊt He told them yudjaqoˊx the canoe ỵît in yu-yên-aołîyᴀˊxê the [canoe] he had made łīngîˊtg̣aayuˊ for people hᴀs they qoggwacîˊ. should hunt. ʟᴀx Very wâ qogukǃēˊsawe when it got to be good weather 351-5g̣onayeˊ started hᴀs they uwaqoˊx. went off. Hānāˊỵînadêˊ Coming down this way yatǃāˊk they came to a place ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ called Yāˊkᵘdāt Yakutat kikᴀˊ. to. Anᴀˊxawe After that yên there hᴀs they uwaqoˊx. came. ᴀqǃaweˊ At it akᴀˊx in it hᴀs they qōwacîˊ discovered wesāˊk eulachon kǃāˊgᴀn (and a fish called kǃāˊgᴀn) tsǃu. also. Hīn Creek ỵîkt down in ỵaˊosîa. there were. Kāt In it ye thus hᴀs they aosîˊnî put [a small net] yusāˊk eulachon an with it hᴀs them agustāˊkt. to catch. Kᴀkᵘ Small cooking basket kᴀˊqǃawe into yên there hᴀs they aołîx̣ᴀˊn put tcǃu still kāˊwusxāˊde they were alive yukǃāˊgᴀn. the kǃāˊgᴀn. Aaweˊ This was ᴀxg̣ᴀna the thing hᴀs they kaoʟ̣îg̣ᴀˊt said something wrong to hᴀs [because] they ᴀˊcug̣ōtc. were laughing at it. 351-10Tcǃuyeˊ Just kotiỵeˊawe as day was breaking hᴀs they ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. started off. ʟe Then dekīˊdāk out on the sea hᴀs they nᴀqōˊxo got (when) aỵaˊodîti there came dᴀˊqdî up kᴀsāˊnᴀx. a wind from the south. ʟēł Not gudēˊsᴀ anywhere hᴀs they wuqoˊx. went. Tcǃᴀ Right āˊnᴀx back to [their starting point] yên there hᴀs they uwaqoˊx. came. Hᴀsdu-djaqoˊx-ỵago Their skin canoe kāwawᴀˊʟǃ. was broken. ʟēˊnᴀx One of them yatīˊỵia there was djaqoˊx the skin canoe taỵēˊx under wudzîgīˊt. went. Wūnaˊ. He was dead. ʟe ā There hᴀs they ỵawasîˊkde. stayed. Guł Probably ʟeqāˊyegeye twenty [days] qᴀ and ʟēqǃ one aỵîˊs for it wuteˊ. they stayed. Yāˊqǃawe There hᴀsdukāˊ on them awadāˊq. it became good weather. Kǃāgᴀˊnawe Kǃāgᴀˊn it was ᴀkāˊ on it hᴀs they kaˊodzîte lived qᴀ and sāk. eulachon. Hᴀˊsdukāˊ On them ᴀnadāˊqawe when it was good weather tsǃu again g̣oˊna started acāˊỵadax from there dāk out hᴀs they uwaqoˊx. went.

At that time the people got over to Yakutat. There were many people in the town, some called Koskǃēˊdî, some ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî, who refused to let them remain, though they told them truly how they had come out from behind the mountain. They were there for some time. Then they started back to their own place. They came again to the place where their canoe had been broken and remained there for one night. Again they went out. They spent the night in their canoe. Then they came ashore. When they reached the foot of the big mountain they were told that a little girl had been given the name of the woman who followed the sea gull out.

Tcǃaˊ ag̣āˊawe At that time tsǃᴀas only aỵāˊwaʟāk they got over Yakᵘdāˊt. to Yakutat. Aʟēˊn Many ānqēˊnî people g̣âˊya in it ayēˊ ỵatîˊ were yūˊān, the town Koskǃēˊdî Koskǃēˊdî yūˊadowasāk, some were called, ʟǃūqǃoeˊdî ʟǃūqǃoeˊdî yūˊadowasak. some were called. 352-5ᴀx From it hᴀs they kaˊodudjîkǃᴀn refused to let them stay djusūˊg̣a. there. Tcǃa Right ayêˊx like it hᴀs they ᴀkᴀnīˊk told yucatǃēˊnᴀx from behind the mountain dāk out hᴀs they wūˊade. had come. Āˊ hᴀsta ās tcǃākᵘ Some time ayeˊ there hᴀs they wutêˊ. were. Yāˊqǃawe To their place tsǃu again qoˊxde going hᴀs they ᴀt wudix̣ūˊn. started. Tsǃu Again weˊᴀqǃ at it hᴀsduyāˊgo their canoe kawuwâˊʟǃ was broken yēˊnᴀxawe at it yên there hᴀs they uwaqoˊx. came. ʟēqǃ One [night] hᴀs they uwaxeˊ. stayed there. ᴀtxaweˊ From it tsǃu again dāk out hᴀs they uwaqoˊx. went. Yākᵘ Canoe kā on hᴀs they uwaxeˊ. stayed. ᴀtxaweˊ After it tsās (ashore ᴀˊnᴀx at it) yên there hᴀs they 352-10uwaqoˊx. came. ᴀt At it hᴀs they qōˊxawe came (when) yūˊca the mountain ʟēn big sēỵîˊ at the foot of ye so hᴀs duīˊn to them kᴀdunīˊk they told yukēˊʟ̣adî the seagull dāk out ᴀcūˊỵawus followed hūˊwua de after her kaỵaˊoduwasa was named ca [another] woman ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ. small.

This little girl went out to dig roots and dug up a red thing. The thing she dug up was quite long. So they made this into a dish like the one that had been taken away from them. After this dish had been finished they beat the drums for the girl who had followed out the sea gull. At that time a song was composed in remembrance of her. The people remained there one year after the six men had gotten back. Then the ninth month was beginning to come on. At that time a skin canoe came in sight from the direction of Copper river. It was bound southward. The people were called in, and they came ashore there. These were Kāˊgwᴀntān from the mouth of Copper river. They called them into the house and gave them food.

Yᴀqǃ There xāt roots of trees łᴀsǃēˊʟǃ to scratch up wugūˊde went out yūˊca ᴀt-kǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ the little girl qǃānᴀˊx-yātīˊỵiᴀt red thing ke up akaˊosîha. dug. Yeˊawa kuwāˊtǃᴀ It was quite long yū-ke-akaˊosîhaˊỵe-ᴀt. the thing she dug up. ʟayuˊ Then yu-qādjīˊtx- the thing that was wudutāˊnea taken away from them ʟe then ayᴀˊxawe like it wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊx was made yusǃîˊqǃ. the dish. ᴀtxaweˊ After it yên there wududzîniˊ came to be finished yusǃîˊqǃ the dish du-itīˊqǃawe for her gāˊwu drums duwatāˊn were beaten wekēˊʟ̣ᴀdî the sea gull dāk out ᴀcūˊỵawus followed hūˊwu a. she did. ᴀg̣āˊawe At that time duīˊt for her cîỵîˊ a song kaˊodzîte. was given. ᴀqǃ There tsǃu also tākᵘ year qakāˊyᴀn there uwateˊ they stayed yuāˊqo [after] to the place hᴀs they wudîqoˊxaỵᴀ. got back. ᴀdᴀˊx After that yᴀx like ỵāˊqogwaha was beginning to come gucuˊk ninth aayuˊ it was yudîˊs. the month. Yāˊqǃawe At that time wududzîtīˊn came to be seen djaqoˊx skin canoe yūˊĒq-hīˊnî Copper river 353-5ỵînanᴀˊx. from the direction of. Hāt This way uwaqoˊx. came. Āˊwe Then ʟeỵîˊnde ashore wuduwaxōˊx they were called ʟe and kāg̣aỵāˊnᴀx toward it yên there uwaqoˊx. they came. Xᴀtc These Kāˊgwᴀntān Burnt-house people ᴀˊseyu were yuēˊq-hīˊnî Copper river wᴀtdᴀˊx a. from the mouth of were. Nēłdeˊ Into the house wuduwaxoˊx. they called them. Hᴀˊsduqǃwēx Their mouths ᴀt things wudūˊwate. they put into.

After they had fed them six brothers went hunting with dogs, and the youngest killed nothing. They always put up a great quantity of food, and carried it around with them. By and by all rushed after mountain sheep on top of the mountains. Their brother-in-law also went along with them. One of them (the youngest) in chasing the mountain sheep went astray in front of a cliff. It was toward evening. He was shaking all over. When it was almost evening the mountain sheep rushed toward him. Their leader went to him and took him on its horns. It ran away with him and made him stand up on a place to one side. Then the people started down. They went down without hunting any more. When they got down on the beach they started home for Yakutat.

Hᴀˊsduqǃwēx Their mouths ᴀt things nᴀdutīˊ they put into weʟeducūˊnᴀx six ỵᴀtīỵîˊ were wudjkîkǃîỵêˊn the brothers kēʟ dogs tîn with hᴀs they wuāˊt. went. Kekǃeaˊawe The youngest ʟēł not ᴀdudjᴀˊq. killed anything. Wūˊyên Lots of food hᴀs they 353-10aołîdjᴀˊq. killed [and prepared.] Wuckēˊt With themselves hᴀs they udayāˊîtc. always carried it around. Aweˊ And djêˊnwu mountain sheep hᴀs they aˊołîqǃêʟǃ rushed cāyᴀˊqǃ. on top of the mountains. ʟe And nᴀx from them yatīˊỵî there was hᴀsdukāˊnî their brother-in-law tsǃu also hᴀsduīˊn with them wuāˊt. went. Aweˊ And qâq astray duwaguˊt one went gîʟǃ cliff ỵîqǃ in front of djêˊnwu mountain sheep îtqǃ. after. X̣āˊna Evening ayuˊ that ye so wūˊnî. it was toward. Łdakᴀˊt All ỵî yeˊkudał kaodînᴀˊt. he was shaking. ʟᴀx Very x̣āˊnaawe near evening ᴀˊnᴀx to him āt ran łūwag̣uˊq toward yudjêˊnwu. the mountain sheep. Yūˊaîtqǃ To those ye so wunīỵîˊ it was like cuˊqǃwaa-iˊdjawe the leader ᴀcīˊt to him cāwax̣îˊtʟ went ducedînāˊx [and] on his horns wułîx̣āˊtǃ. took him. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then aweˊ it was ᴀcīˊn with him wudjîx̣īˊx̣ it ran ʟe and ʟǃāˊdenỵakᴀˊqǃawe at a side place ᴀˊcdjiwanᴀˊq. let him stand up. ᴀtxaweˊ After that ʟe then ỵîˊnde homeward hᴀs they wuāˊt. went. ʟēł ᴀt Not nᴀtiˊ things yᴀx were hᴀs like ỵaodahūˊn. they Ỵēk hunted. hᴀs Down āˊdawe they hᴀs came [when] ᴀt they to it kāwanaˊ started home Yakᵘdāˊtdê. to Yakutat.

Now the six brothers started on a journey for the place whence they had all come out. Their uncle told them to go back for a copper plate which was in a valley called Łtaxēˊn, leading down to Copper river. They did not want to leave it there because it was valuable. When the people first came out, it took them forty days and nights, but the young men took only twenty days and nights. They got back among their friends. When they came among their friends again these wept with them and did not want them to return. But after they had stayed there for some time they went to the valley where was the copper plate. Since they had left their friends no one had been to the valley. The real owner of it, too, was dead. They reached the opposite side of that valley. When they got there they saw the copper, which was very long. It also had eyes and hands. The copper was pointing its hands in the direction whither its friends had gone. They cut it in two in the middle and took it apart. Then all six of them carried it. Their friends did not bother them about it at all. They started back. Again they traveled for twenty days, and came down to the ocean once more.

354-5ʟe Then ducūˊnᴀx-hᴀs the six de now yu-wudjkîkǃîỵêˊn the brothers ko hᴀs they wuˊdeᴀt started [to the place] yūˊax from it dāk out hᴀs they wusdāˊg̣eyedî. had come out. Hᴀsdukāˊktcawe Their uncle it was qox to go back hᴀs them kāwaqaˊ told Ēq-hīˊnî Copper river kᴀtqǃatᴀˊn leading into Łtaxēˊn [a valley called Łtaxēˊn] yūˊēq a copper aỵēˊỵatî. was. ᴀqᴀˊxayu Because qǃᴀłatsinīˊtcayu it was expensive ʟēł not hᴀˊsdutu their minds wāˊuc wanted gu there hᴀs they ᴀtcūˊwunāg̣eˊ. should leave it. Daqǃūˊn-djîˊnkāt Forty [days and nights] hᴀs they uwaxeˊ camped cūˊqǃwa dāk when first out hᴀs they gᴀsadāˊq. came. Yūkǃîsāˊnî The young men ʟēqaˊ twenty hᴀs they uwaxeˊ. camped. Hᴀs They 354-10qoˊa however ᴀt to it hᴀs they uwaᴀˊt came hᴀsduxōˊnqǃî their friends xōt. among. Ya hᴀs They wududjîgêˊ not wanting them to come away ᴀt there hᴀs they āt got hᴀsduxōˊnqǃî their friends xō, among, hᴀsduīˊn with them g̣ᴀˊxduste. they wept. ʟēł Not qox back dê to ỵe so hᴀs they āˊdoha. wanted. Tcǃākᵘ A long time ayēˊsnati they stayed aweˊ when tcǃākᵘ far yūˊēq the copper ayiyeˊyatiỵî was cānᴀˊxde to the valley hᴀs they wuāˊt. went. Tcǃayuˊ No one dᴀˊkdê out wuˊsîdag̣êˊa went hᴀsduxōˊnqǃî their friends yᴀˊxawe from the time ʟēł not ᴀx from ỵāˊuguttc had ever been yūˊcānᴀx. [to] the valley. ᴀtsǃāˊtîỵīỵî The real owner of it tsǃu also wūˊna. was dead. ᴀt To it hᴀs they uwaᴀˊt came 354-15wecānᴀˊx the valley kīkᴀˊ. opposite side of. ᴀt To it hᴀs they āˊdayu got when hᴀs they aˊosîtēn saw yūˊēq. the copper. Dayēˊkuwāt. It was very long Ke Up kāˊwaa it grew (very long) duwāˊq its eyes āˊwu it had dudjīˊn its hands tsǃu. also. Āˊwu a The place yūdōxōˊnqǃî its friends ade to it wuadeˊya went ỵînadeˊawe down toward ke up djiułîtsᴀˊq pointed its hands yūˊēq. the copper. Aỵîˊn kᴀtǃūˊtqǃawe Right down in the middle āx apart hᴀs they āwax̣ᴀˊc. cut it. ʟe Then hᴀs they ᴀkāˊwatī took it wūˊcdᴀx. apart. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ducūˊnᴀx-hᴀs all six of them tīỵīˊawe were hᴀs they āˊwaya. carried. ʟēł Not hᴀsdudāˊt to them ˊᴀt anything qoˊwustî did hᴀˊsduxonqǃetc their friends 355-5tsǃu. also. ʟe Then qoˊxde back dē now hᴀs they ᴀt started. wudîx̣ūˊn. ʟeqāˊ Twenty [days] hᴀs they ūwaxeˊ were tsǃu. again ᴀtxaweˊ from it weēˊʟǃ the sea kᴀqǃ to yā these hᴀs they wuāˊt. got.

At that time all the people started for Yakutat. They started off with the copper that the six men had brought out. Again they came out to the place where their canoe had been broken up. They camped there one night. From there they started across to Yakutat. They came ashore there. Then the people did not want to have them there. The Koskǃēˊdî did not want to let them stay. They discovered Duqdanēˊkᵘ (one of the new arrivals) coming from a small stream called Kâckǃ with some humpbacks he had speared. When the Koskǃēˊdî saw him coming with a string of humpbacks they cut the string on which they were hung. They also broke his spear. Then the people were grieved over what had been done to him. They called one another together about it and thought it best to buy the place and pay for it once for all. So they bought the place. The six brothers were the ones who got it. They bought it for the copper plate, which was worth ten slaves, and sent the Koskǃēˊdî away. Afterward things were compared to the six Athapascan brothers [because they were very fast runners]. They stayed here probably twenty years. Meanwhile the Koskǃēˊdî and ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî left the place. They were the only ones there. There were no other Athapascans at that place.

Ag̣āˊawetsa At that time nāqǃ for kaˊodowana they started Yākᵘdāˊt Yakutat dê. for. ʟe Then ᴀt wudūˊwax̣ūn. they started. Weˊeq The copper tîˊnawe with ᴀt wudūˊwax̣ūn. [they] started off. Weʟēˊducunᴀx The six qātc men dāk out uwayāˊỵî carried ᴀt thing tîˊnnawe, with it was; ʟe then wēˊᴀqǃ to where hᴀˊsduỵi their yākᵘ canoe kawuwāˊʟǃîỵa was broken up ānᴀˊxawe thither yên there 355-10yᴀk out uwahaˊ they came tsǃu. also. ʟēqǃ One [night] aqǃ at it uwaxeˊ. they stayed. Adᴀˊxawe From it tsǃu again dāt across ỵawaguˊ they started Yākᵘdāˊtdê. to Yakutat. ᴀnᴀˊx At it yên there yᴀkᵘ ashore uwahaˊ. they came. ʟēł Not kāt there tuwâˊ uckuˊ ayēˊstiỵî. they would let them stay. Koskǃedīˊtc Koskǃēˊdî āx from it hᴀs them ỵaˊoduwatsᴀq. wanted to drive. Hīn A creek aˊho it was a ye thus dowasāˊk named Kâckǃ-hīn Kâckǃ creek ᴀkǃᵘᴀˊtskǃᵘ a small one ayuˊ there Duqdanēˊkᵘ Duqdanēˊkᵘ aweˊ it was wētcāˊsǃ the humpbacks atᴀˊkt speared them aweˊ those wududzîtīˊn. they came to see. ᴀtx From there ān with them ye thus ỵānaguˊtî he was coming wetcāˊsǃ humpbacks qǃᴀkaīˊc a string of gᴀdustīˊnawe when they saw 355-15weKoskǃedīˊtc the Koskǃēˊdî qǃᴀtūˊda the string of wuduwax̣ᴀˊc cut yudoxāˊdî. his salmon. Doāˊdaỵî His spear tsǃu also kaoduwaʟǃīˊqǃ. they broke. Aweˊ Then qātuweˊ sorrow ỵanūˊkᵘ they felt about yuadeˊ what wududzînīˊỵīetc. had been done to him. Aˊawe It was ʟe then ᴀdāˊt about it wūdj together wudūˊwaxōx. they called each other. Ỵakǃeˊ It was good wuduˊwāu dê yāt that they bought the place hᴀsduīˊqǃ for them yên kᴀ tusagēˊỵî. and paid for it altogether. Wuduwa-uˊ They bought yuʟǃᴀˊtk. the place. ʟeducūˊnᴀx The six yetīˊỵî were wuckîkǃîỵêˊn brothers hᴀstcayuˊ those hᴀs they aỵāˊwaʟ̣āq. got it. Yutînnaˊ The copper djîˊnkāt ten 356-5gux slaves ỵēqǃ ᴀłîtsīˊn was worth āg̣aˊ. for it. Hᴀs They āˊwa-u bought yuʟǃᴀˊtk. the place. YuKoskǃēˊdî The Koskǃēˊdˊî ᴀkāˊx from it hᴀs they ᴀkāˊwana. sent away. Yᴀx From this ᴀt things gwakūˊnutc are always compared g̣â to G̣onᴀnaˊ Athapascans ayuˊ those ʟeducūˊnᴀx six ỵatiỵiˊ were wuckikǃeỵêˊn. brothers. Tcǃākᵘ A long time ᴀkaỵēˊ at it hᴀs they wuteˊ stayed guł probably ʟeqaˊ twenty tākᵘ. years. Kōskǃēˊdî Koskǃēˊdî qᴀ and ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî āx from it hᴀs they wułig̣āˊsǃ left yuʟǃᴀˊtk. the place. Tsǃᴀs Only hᴀs them dê to ᴀkaỵēˊ on it wuteˊ. were. ʟeł Not tsǃu other dāˊkâ on it G̣onanāˊ Athapascans sa akaỵēˊ on it wutêˊ. were.