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111 each village there is a fort of chief, called Tookoo, 

 who is not diltinguiflied by any particular rank or autho- 

 rity. He decides differences by arbitration, and the 

 neighbours enforce the fentence. VVlien he goes out to 

 lea he is exempted from working, and has a fervant, 

 called Kale, for the purpofe of rowing the canoe ; this is 

 the only mark of his dignity : at all other times he labours 

 like the reff. The office is not hereditary ; but is gene- 

 rally conferred on him who is molt remarkable for his 

 perfonal qualities ; or who polTefles a great influence by 

 the number of his friends. Hence it frequently hap- 

 pens, that the perfon who has the largeft family is 

 chofen. 



During their feffivals, which are held after the fifliing 

 feafon ends in April, the men and women fing fongs ; 

 the women dance, fometimes fingly, and fometmies in 

 pairs, waving in their hands blown bladders ; they begin 

 with gentle movements, which become at laft extremely 

 violent. 



The inhabitants of Unalafhka are called Ko(jholairhi, 

 Thofe of Akutan, and farther Eaft to Unimak, are called 

 Kighiguli ; and thofe of Unimak and Alaxa are called 

 Kataghayekiki. They cannot tell whence they have 

 thefe names, and now begin to call themfelves by the 

 general name of Aleyut, given them by the Ruffians,. 

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