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 THE ORIGIN OF THE CLAN O'MANITS'ENOX OF THE LASQ'ENOX. 

 G-fi'x'amlae Dz'i'lqoaloLEla Lawis sa'sEme yix Se'paxaes lo Ya'q'- 



Came lie it is said Dz'i'lqoaloLEla and Iiis eliildren tliat Shining down and 



EDt'Eraae xa ts'Eda'q Lo G-r^'xtlEii LEwa a/Le xono'kse Da'doqoanaqe- 



Pirst speaker that woman and Gc'xdEn and last his child. Seeing from one cor- 



ner to the 



SEla. K-'e'slac g-a'xe qa'nEmas Dz'i'lqoaloLEla yix L'e'sElaqa qa 



other. Not it is said came the wife of Dz'i'lqoaloLEla that sun woman for 



he'it'ue mas qa'samase L'e'sElaqa xa L'e'sEla. He'lat'a iiEqiVxa 



her being who makes walk sun woman the sun. But he came down 



O'manis yix Dz'i'lqoaloLEla Lawis sa'sEm. He'x-'ida am lawis G*e'x- 



O'manis that Dz'i'hioaloLEla and his children. Right away it is said G'e'x- 



dEn la qa's'ida la'xa Wa'k*'eqesLa. La do'x'oaLEla xa nEqa'ts'aqe 



dKn went he walked to the Bent Bay its name. He discovered the ten 



went 



Xua'k'una mExe's laq. La'lae wunwl'k*aq, laam lawis lax a'Laea sa 



canoes spread on there. Then he hid from them, he went it is said at inland of 



the beach it is said the 



Xua'Xuak'una. Lae G-e'xdEn dExwuLt'a'lis laq. La'lae ya'q'eg-aLe 



canoes. Then G'e'xdEn jumped out of the there. Then he spoke 



woods 



da nemd'k'iie bEgwa'nEm: "Ma'sos ya'lag'ilisex, G'e'xdEn'?" ne'x*- 



the one man: "Whatyou working for, G'e'xdEn?" Le was 



solae G-e'xdEu. La'lae na'naxma'ya : "^aioqoasta'yin loL." La'lae 1 



told G-e'xdEn. Then he replied : " I am trying to get a from Then it 



magical treasure you." is said 



wuLe' G-e/xdEna xa bEgwii'nEme: " Mae'noxoas ? " La'lae na'naxmaye 



asked G'e'xdEn the man: "Of what tribe are Then it he answered 



you? " is said 



da bEgwa'nEmax: " Ma'x'enoxu'imx. Hau'xwidox alewats'a'xsnox 



the man: " We are killer whales. He broke it our hunting canoe 



g'i'qamayex." La'lae wuLfi's-awe G-e'xdEn lax t'Emyose xes Xua'k'- 



this chief." Then it he was asked G'e'xdEn at sewing for ca- 



is said material liis 



unexs hau'xwidae. La'lae ne'La sa do'ex. "Ha'g-a ax'e'dEx doe'xa," 



noe it was broken. Then it he said of cedar "Go take cedar 



is said the twigs: twigs," 



neXsd lae G-e'xdEii. La'lae qa's'ida. K-'e'slat'a qa'Laxs g-a/xae da 'la 1 



he was it is G'e'xdEn. Then it he walked. Not he went long became carry- 



told said is said ing 



xa dawe'x qa s tsa'wis laxa bEgwa'uEm. La'lae da bEgwa'nEm aaLtsa'la 



the cedar to give them to the man. Then it the man broke to 



twigs is said pieces 



xa do' wex : " Ma'se xa'nLEla g-iLa'sik* tE'lijoa ? " La'lae da bEgwa'nEm 



the cedar "What makes it weak.'" Then it the man 



twigs : is said 



ya'laqa xa nEmo'kue bEgwa'nEm qa les ax'e'dEx sE'besa. La'lae da 



sent the one man to go take twisted on Then it the 



beach ( >) is said 



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