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staff. That meaut lie broke the canoe in which the bhiukets were 

 stored so that they fell into the sea, the sea meauiug the other tribes. 

 Now he turned angrily to the Na/q'oaqtoq, and said : " I am Lc'Lclalak", 

 who promised to give blankets to the Na'q'oaqtoq."' After he had fin- 

 ished, QE'lqex'ala spoke again and gave Le/Leljilak" the name which 

 was promised to him at the time of his marriage by his fatlier-in-law. 

 fie said: "Your name shall be G'a'lqEmalis:'^ your name shall be 

 QEuio'ta'yalis^ (howling over all the tribes), and your name shall be 

 L'eraElxElag-ilis^ and SEbE'lxalag-ilis." 



Then NE'msqEmut, an old chief of the G-I'g-ilqam, spoke: "N^ow 

 you will be Walas'axa'ak"."* Immediately x-rx*eqala, chief of the 

 G-i'g-ilqam, interrupted him: "I am the only one who has the 

 Walas'axa'ak". Do you want to know where I obtained it? Walas 

 NEmogwis and O'maxtTi'laLe lived in K''a'qa. There he first came 

 down from heaven, there he had his dancing house, and since that time 

 it is called ' K*a'qa,' or built on a rock. Come ! Wa'xsqEmis, that we 

 may express our joy." Wa'xsqEmis is a fool dancer, and as soon as he 

 was called he became excited, and ran around the fire in the fashion of 

 the fool dancers, crying "hi, hi, hi." Then the people sang his song. 

 Now x-i'x-eqala continued, turning to the other tribes: "I will tell you 

 how strong my clan is: Here is the copper Ma'xts'olEmtscwuL lying 

 dead in the water off our beach. Here is the copper Ya'xyaxaqau'- 

 loma lying dead in the water off our beach. Here is the copper 

 Ya'xyaxaqau'loma lying dead in the water off our beach. Here is the 

 copper (^oayi'mk-in lying dead in the water off our beach. Here 

 is the copper Qa'wi'g-a lying dead in the water oft' our beach. Here 

 is the copper NE'nqamala lying dead in the water off" our beach." ^ 



When the name of the copper Qa'wi'g-a (meaning raven) was called, 



^Nine years ago LC'Loliilak" had promised blankets to the Na'q'oaqtoq; hut as he 

 had uot fultilled his promise so far, he was much ridiculed. Whenever a festival was 

 held, they said they heard him crying in the woods because he was not able to 

 gather a sufficient number of blankets. 



^A Walas'axa' name. 



3 A ha'mshamtsEs name. 



■•La'ams Walas'axa'ak" lO 

 Now you Walas'axak" . you. 



*G*a'am Lfb'qoak" Ma'xtsTdEmtscwuL ya'xstalis la'xoa L'Ema'ls. G-ame's 

 This is the copper Maxt'solEmtsewuL it is dead on this beach. This is 



in the water. 

 Ya'xyaxaqan'lomak'a ya'xstalis la'xoa L'Ema'ls, etc. 

 Ta'xyaxaqau'loma it is dead on this beach. 



in the water 

 The expression, "lying dead in the water oft' our beach," means that the clan had 

 broken it. 



The lirst of these coppers is valued at 4,000 blankets, the next at 3,500 blankets. 

 It is counted twice, because it was broken twice by the clan. The Qoayt'mk'in cop- 

 j)er is valued at 1,500 blankets. 



