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lul'mats'a, for the tribes say we own neither ha'mats'a nor other dances. 

 That is all." 



Then (^oa'yuqoalag-ilis came forward. The Koskimo placed a box 

 for him in the rear of the house. lie sat down and began : 



"Be quiet and listen to me, for I ara going to tell you the story 

 of this ha'inats'a, which will show you that we, Koskimo, G-o'p'euox, 

 L'a'sq'enox, and Gua'ts'enox, do not steal winter dances from you, 

 Kwakiutl, nor from other tribes. All the winter dances were given to 

 us by the Maker of Man in the beginning of the world, i he ha'mats'a 

 whom we have seen to-night comes from llai'alik-awc. All the clans 

 Hahai'alik-awe of all the tribes in tlie whole world have a right to a 

 ha'mats'a with raven whistle, for Hai'alik-awe had a ha'mats'a with a 

 raven whistle at the place which we name Lala't'e, and his ha'mats'a's 

 name was Qa'yuL and Qalama'lag-ilis. We may use either of these 

 names for our ha'mats'a. AVe will call him now Qa'yuL, and if he 

 should be taken away again by BaxbakmllanuXsi'wae, we will call him 

 Qalaraa'lag-ilis. You, Kwakiutl, you always use hemlock branches for 

 your ha'mats'a, for it was gi;^en to you in this manner by the INfaker 

 of Man. It was given to us to use balsam pine for our ha'inats'a and 

 for all other dances. The white rings you saw on the head ornaments 

 of our ha'mats'a are the same as worn by BaxbakurdanuXsi'wae when 

 he was excited. The attendants passed ropes through these rings to 

 tie him down, that lie might not leave his house and devour his i)eople; 

 and the trail of his ornament served for his attendant to hold him. 

 You also saw the streaks of blood running from the corners of his mouth 

 to the lobes of the ears. They indicate that BaxbakualanuXsrwae 

 lives on nothing but blood. That is all." 



He had hardly finished when Lo'Xoals, a Koskimo, came forward 

 from the rear of the house holding a single blanket. He spoke: "Look 

 at me. See this single blanket! I am tired of waiting so long at this 

 place for one solitary single blanket. Now I will show you that I do 

 not care for a single blanket." He tore it, threw it into the iire, and 

 continued: "Xow you who saw it in the fire take good care to keep 

 it warm. All single blankets will go there hereafter. We are too 

 great a tribe to receive only a single blanket each." Then uamaLa 

 went up to him and stopped him. He held six button blankets and 

 said : 



"Friends on the other side! Each of us has something to say. 

 Lo'Xoals has had his way when he wanted to burn this blanket. 

 Kwakiutl, he did not mean you. Do not feel offended by it. T have 

 rivals in my own tribe and I must Avake them up from their sleep, for 

 they do not see tbat it is hard work for us to fight you with property. 

 We are the Koskimo, who have never been vanquished by any tribe, 

 neither in wars of blood nor in wars of property. Now I will ask you 

 one thing: Treat me well. Of olden times the Kwakiutl illtreated my 

 forefathers and fought them so that the blood ran over the ground. 



