Hunt, George: To Boas. 1920 Jan. 10

Received letter of December 8. Asks Boas to set rate for payment for information on names. Sending pages 1620-1648 with story about Chief ÂwaxElagElis, 1649-1650 on different ways of counting, 1651-1659 on long and short names of nEmemots at Fort Rupert. Also includes stories of K!wāk!wābālās of a &...

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Main Author: Hunt, George
Other Authors: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 (recipient)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1920
Subjects:
Kwakwaka'wakw
Kwakiutl Indians
Kwagu'ł
Nak'waxda'xw
Rupert
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A65726
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Summary:Received letter of December 8. Asks Boas to set rate for payment for information on names. Sending pages 1620-1648 with story about Chief ÂwaxElagElis, 1649-1650 on different ways of counting, 1651-1659 on long and short names of nEmemots at Fort Rupert. Also includes stories of K!wāk!wābālās of a 'Nak'waxda'x̱w nEmemot whose first ancestor was a killer whale.

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