THe Gina’UNALX MaAtpeEN wHo was CarrRIED AWAY BY THE 
THUNDERBIRD (TOLD 1894) 
The GiLa’unaLX used to go inland to hunt elks. In the fall of the 
year they used to go to Saddle mountain. When elks were seen on 
the prairie of Saddle mountain, they were all killed. There is a nar- 
row trail leading upward. A man who hadastrong supernatural helper 
was placed near the trail. No menstruating woman was allowed to go 
on that trail. It was forbidden. There on that prairie they gathered 
onion roots and rush roots. When elks were driven along that small 
trail, then that person took only a stick. He moved it as though he 
were going to hit the elk, and it jumped down the precipice at once. 
Sometimes sixty were killed in this way. When there were few people, 
then thirty were killed when they were driven down. They were 
thrown down upon those rocks and their bones were broken. There 
Qatgr’ptckax Gira/unaLX imd’Irkumax qgarikelo/?X. Kopa’ a’qa 
They wentinland the GiLa’unaLX, elks they hunted. There then 
Li'taLxiX  nixd’xoaxfx Suwalala’xdstpa. Ma’nix — aqiusga’mx 
August it became Saddle mountain on. When they are found 
imoekumax ya’ Xi temqi/emaXpa Suwalala’xdst kopii’t ia’/prla 
elks that prairie on Saddle mountain just as many 
kopii't aqioté’nax. Jo’kjua-its ya’ Xi &’ Xatk ya’ Xi 
as they are killed. Small that road that 
iqayoqowi'|Xtxpa. Qia’x wuk; iLa’yutemax, teXua  kopa’ 
where they go up on. If real his supernatural then there 
helper, 
qayo'tXuitx ya Xi @’Xatkpa. Né2ct qaLo’ix Lqta’xit ya'Xi 
.he stands that road on. Not she goes a menstruating that 
woman 
é’Xatkpa. Tea’kjirau. Kopa’ ta’Xi temqa’ema ca’xaliX, kopa’ 
road on. It is forbidden. Then that prairie on top, there 
aqtupjia@’Lxa tke’qcrlema kja  tqr’pqep. Mané’x aqiXuwa’x 
they are gathered roots (sp.?) and rush roots (?). When they are driven 
imo'lpkumax ya’ Xi id/kjua-its @’Xatkpa, a’qa ia/ema  é@/mqo 
elks that small road on, then only a stick 
qalgigrlea’x La’Xi LgoaLe’lX. QatgigEntckjoa’mitx ya’Xi @mqo 
he holds it that person. He stretches it out that stick 
ya’ Xi imod’lak. Naw’i gatsupena’x @’wa gé’gualiX. E/XtemaxiX 
that elk. At once it jumps thus down. Sometimes 
texemLat aqiuté/nax; ma’nix ano/tjkatike té/lXam, a’qa LonraL 
sixty they are killed; when few only people, then thirty 
aqiuté’nax. AqiXuwa’x = g@’gualfXpa. AqiukuitXuimé’tatco X 
they are killed. They are driven down to. They are thrown down 
ta’Xi tqn’nakepa. Ac qana’/gqa iqeXuwa’x, aga nuXuala’x‘itx 
those stones on. And only they are driven, then they are broken 
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