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we are talkiu- about, my tribe." Then Nu'-xnOmis arose aud spoke: 

 "That is your speecli, Ta'inXualv-as; we are all afraid of your speech, 

 oreat tribe ! It is better that you finish to-ni j>ht. Keep on in the old 

 ways of our grandfathers! I thank you, great tribe, keep on in this 

 way my children ! Do not abuse what we inherited from our grand- 

 fathers Your words are true. This cedar bark will make life short 

 if it is not used in the right way. Now take care, friends ! I say this, 

 Kwakiutl, Ma'malcleqala, J^imkish, Ts'a'mas." Tlien all the chiefs said 



" wa wa." 



Now TVmXuak-as arose again and spoke: "Thank you, friends, for 

 your words. Now I will take off the red cedar bark to-night. Oome, 

 friends, and vou women, and let us dance. Let the tribes listen to us 

 and watch our customs." Then the men aud the women assembled and 

 sang the old song. Xti'gamsila carried a long notched pole about 7 

 feet long. This is his song : 



1 Now dance! take off bv means of your dance tlic great bead ornament, tbe bead 



ornnn.ent tbat you inberited from tbe mask of tbe winter ceremonial worn by 

 tbe first of our tribe. Wo, o, 6, o, o, buwaia, buwaia, wo, o, o, 6, o. (Here 

 all tbo people lifted tbeir cedar bark ornaments.) 



2 O let ns now pnt away our great bead ornaments. Tbe bead ornament tbat yon 



iuberited from tbo mask of tbo winter ceremonial worn by tbo lirst of onr 

 tribe. Wr., o, o, o, o, bnwaia, buwaia, wo, o, o, o, o. (Here tbe people lifted 

 tbe bead ornaments again.) 



3 O let ns now put down onr great bead ornaments, tbe bead ornaments tbat you 



inberited from tbe mask of tbe winter ceremonial worn by tbe lirst of our 

 tribe. Wo, <-., o, (-., buwaia, bnwaia, wf., 6, o, 0. (H.-re tbey lifted tbe orna- 

 ments again.) 4^ xi + 

 4. O now dance and take off tbis onr great bead ornament, tbo bead ornament that 

 yon inberited from tbe mask of tbe winter ceremonial worn by tbe lirst ot 

 our tribe. Wo, o, o, 6, buwaia, buwaia, wo, C>, o, «"). 

 With this they lifted the ornaments again and put them in the notch 

 of the staff which Xn'gamsila was carrying. The song is the same as 

 the one which rja'mtalaL used when taking off his cedar bark orna- 

 ments. As soon as they had finished their song, they changed their 

 names. Now he whose name had been Xu'gamsila was called Ha'mts'it. 

 Then NEg-e', whose name had been Pa'xalats'e, spoke: "My tribe, 

 now let some one rise who wants to take these red cedar bark orna- 

 ments for next winter." 



Then Ya/qoLas arose and spoke: "1 come, NEg-c', in answer to your 

 s])eech. I will take this red cedar bark." Then he spread his blanket, 

 the cedar bark ornaments were thrown into it, and he hid them in his 

 l)edroom. Then all the members of the T'Ena'xtax tribe tied handker- 

 chiefs around their heads. They had finished their winter dance, 

 Walas NEg-e' distributed blaukets. They did not give first to the 

 ha'mats'a, but to the head cliief. 



