A Sketch of the Social Organization of the Nass River Indians
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Of lax^tho-"^ (Wolf) phratry: 'an^clcmd'x "where black-bear lies down to sleep. " It is inhabited by chief nr'^clcc 'yd"n "father of (slave named) 'yd'n, Excrement. " 3. Of ^tspo-'^dwcdd phratry: wt'lpl /a:x;a' "sky house. " It is inhabited by chief wf''*c 'yo'ct^ "father o\ (slave named) 'yo'ct'. '' PERSONAL NAMES OF THE ^d'anwi'l'kc. Anything like a complete survey of the men's and women's names characteristic of the different clans of the Nass River Indians was, of course, entirely out of th...e question under the cir- cumstances. 1 1 was necessary to content ourselves with a selection of typical names belonging to the different clans of one of the tribes, the kd'anwt'Vkc. The names of highest rank are kept apart from the more common names. It is believed that at SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NASS RIVER INDIANS. 23 least some idea is given of the spirit of the very interesting system of naming that obtains among the tribes of Tsimshian stock. I. Wolf phratry names. 1. Kcsqansna-'t' clan, noblest names: wj^^cc h'''p "stone dish, " the noble m.
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