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the tribe. The number of noblemen is therefore lixed. They are not 

 equal in rank, but range in the manner in whieh their ancestors were 

 supposed to range. At all festivals they sit in the order of their rank, 

 which is therefore called the •' seat " of the person ('la'qoe). The legend 

 says that the order of seats was given by the deity at a festival of the 

 tribes, at the time when animals were still able to speak. The noblest 

 clan, and among them the noblest name, is called the "eagle" (kuc'k") 

 of the tribe. In order to show the complexity of this system, I give a 

 list of the nobility of one tribe : 



TRIBE, MA'MALELEQALA. 



1. Lasoti walis. 



2. O'ts'estalis (creatiiicj trouble all 



aronud). 



3. Auxwe't. 



I. KUE'K". 



4. NEmoqnlag'ilists'c (the great oue al- 



ways alouo on world). 

 5. Lalak'iits'atsT-. 

 G. NEuainbaoo. 



II. TE MLTEMLELS. 



1. 



2. 



3. 

 4. 

 5. 

 6. 



7. 



8. 



9. 



10. 



11. 



Mo'p'Enqam (four fathom face). 

 Kwa'x-stVstala (having smoke all 



around). 

 Ama'XiilaL (luakiiig i)Otlatch dauces 



all the time), 

 ''la'qoats'e (great copper). 

 Ya'cxoLasEmae (from whom iirojierty 



comes. 

 WiVk'as. 



YaqoLa s ( givin g wealth ) . 

 G'exslstalisame. 

 Ha'mts'ide (giving food). 

 L'a'lisk-as'o (real whale standing on 



beach). 

 MaXualag-ilis (giving potlatch every- 



Avhere). 

 Kwa'ilaskEn. 

 Tsix-wi'dc. 



Se'wit'e (to whom peoj^le jiaddle), 

 Ya'(iaL'Enala (whose body is all 



wealth). 



III. We'w 



Se'wit'e (to whom people paddle). 

 Wa'gidis [great (whale) lying on 



ground] . 

 Ma'Xnayalits'e. 

 KamSide. 

 Xo'samda'as. 



laqoamut (piece of copper). 

 G"'o'te (throwing awaj' property). 

 WiLtsistala. 



NEno'laoamc (fool's face). 

 Wa'Lowe't'e (from whom ]>reseutsare 



expected). 

 Ma'Xuayalis. 



16. Qu'mx'ilag-ilis (always rolling 

 down). 



only 



12. Yeqok'ua lag'ilis (about whose i)rop- 



erty people talk). 



13. L'a'qoats'e (great copper). 



14. Hewasa. 



15. Yaxj'iqas (whose property is eaten 



in feasts). 



16. Ha'yukwis. 



17. NEmogwists'e (the great only one). 



18. Wi'ts'ckwa'lasu. 



19. Wa'mis (catching salmon). 



20. Xosamda'as. 



21. Ma'Xuayalis. 



