Post by Okwes on Apr 9, 2008 17:35:53 GMT -5
Gâ'sag*ila - Kwakiutl
G���â'sag*ila - Kwakiutl
Tradition of the Na'k!wax*da?xu.
G���â'sag*ila was a chief who had many carvings. He came from the south. He put
them up when he reached the north country. He went to Gwa'w���ê in the country
of the Na'k!wax*da?xu, and there he staid. There he made a winter-dance, and
his son became a cannibal, whose names were Q!���â'sEl���îdzas,
Ha?m���êk*!���â'lag*il���îs, Ts!���â'x���ôst���âla. This son's son was K*!���ô'gwik���îlagEm���ê?,
whose son was Q!u'mqwax*���â'lasEm���ê?.
Kwakiutl Tales, by Franz Boas; (Columbia University Contributions to
Anthropology, Volume II) New York: Columbia University Press; [1910] and is
now in the public domain.
G���â'sag*ila - Kwakiutl
Tradition of the Na'k!wax*da?xu.
G���â'sag*ila was a chief who had many carvings. He came from the south. He put
them up when he reached the north country. He went to Gwa'w���ê in the country
of the Na'k!wax*da?xu, and there he staid. There he made a winter-dance, and
his son became a cannibal, whose names were Q!���â'sEl���îdzas,
Ha?m���êk*!���â'lag*il���îs, Ts!���â'x���ôst���âla. This son's son was K*!���ô'gwik���îlagEm���ê?,
whose son was Q!u'mqwax*���â'lasEm���ê?.
Kwakiutl Tales, by Franz Boas; (Columbia University Contributions to
Anthropology, Volume II) New York: Columbia University Press; [1910] and is
now in the public domain.