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Gie'iihao tfi'na-i l! i.!da (iti'odihao .siia'ha A'fio-.a iiAiT qi'iig.aoia'lan 

 wAiisu'ga. Gl'iiA xa'-idAg.a la g.a ga qladag'.a'dio.s gien tia'g.o 1a 

 g.Alq!a'-io-ifiA8. Gie'nhao 1a la q!a-ig-.aL!xai'yan wAiisil'ga. 



GiA'idiao Inag-ii'-i stA iiAn qa'-idafi wAnsu'g-An. Tcrna-kuu na'g.a 

 g.oi 1a qfi'tclas. Sg.fi'na-qeda's Lida'las gien Tcl'ua-kuu n^l g.ei 

 dfi'lx.unAfitclI'gAnasi gien gata'ga-i Ifi'g.a l! ta'gAiiAsi. L' q!ai3'a's 

 g.aga'ii la g.Aii I-! iia'iTagAs. 



(Jio'nhao V nfi'tg.a ia'nia qe'xas gien 1a la Lsta's gicii 1a la qlag.adai'- 

 yafi wAiisu'ga. Gien gaatxA'n sg.a'na-qeda's L!dala'-i l.u 1a halgoa'das. 

 L' qa'g.a tia'g.a la g.An st!exagA'n«i. TlA'lgi 1a xalgoa'dagAfiasi. 

 Qa'odihao 1a gui ga i/sLgils. K!iwa'-i g.a 1a qlog.a'wasi. SLiiAfi 1a 

 gia"Mas gien sg.a'na-qeda's dfi'Ix.unAntcIia'-i l.u 1a kitqla'iadi'gas. 

 KiiiglTdjiga'-i l.u I'sTfi gana'fi 1a isda'si. La g.aga'nhao sg.a'na-qeda's 

 I A gi l! Ig.ofi'g.adafi wAnsu'ga. 



Gie'nhao gaatxA'n 8i'ngidjigit nfi g.a 1a qa'-idan wAusu'ga. Gien 

 hAn 1a la su'das " Xa'-ides sin Ifi dl at gluA'ng.ansga'' liAn 1a gi 1a 

 si'wus. 



Waigie'nhao Qia'stA qil'sg.a djina' liAn kl'igulLdja'wan wAnsu'ga 

 "DalA'iig.a } gudagldA'ng.asga. Daiyu'-al-la'nas ha-ilu' qa'odi i'sin 

 sklu'lg.ilg.fi'nses" hao la sudai'yag.An. 



Gie'nhao gu tc!u l! skitg.a'g.aii wAnsii'ga. Gien la g.ei l! 

 qla'tnauAfias gien 1a l! g.a-iigalA'fiLlxas. Gie'nhao gl'g.awa-i l! 

 L'g.olg.ai'yaii wAnsu'gAri. Gien 1" g.e'ilglga-i l.u Glg.a'o-A'ldAloas 

 hAn 1a l! kig.adai'yaii WAnsu'ga. Gie'nhao gitg.A'n gl'g.awa-i 1a 

 dag.adai'yan WAnsu'ga. L' dja'g.a Gitina'g.an wAusu'ga. L' Na- 

 j'Li'Ans-xfi'-idAg.a-i ku'nl hao idjfi'n WAnsu'ga. 



Gien ga Xo-iga'sga-i ga xe'gAfi A'iig.a da'g.an WAnsu'ga. A'thao 

 nAii xo-iga' klotwa'lgAnqasa'gas gien ga xegA'ngAiT WAnsu'ga. 



Hao l g.e'idAn. 



' A half mythic town on the northeast coast of Moresby island, just south of S\At 

 point. 



- Creek-woman at the head of Skidegate creek; see below. 



^ One of the greatest Raven families among the Haida. They lived afterward at 

 Dadens, on North island, and later moved to Klinkwan and Muddy-stream town, 

 Alaska. Some are still living at the former place. The Pebble-town people of the 

 west coast are considered a brancli of this family, and tliere was another offshoot, 

 the Inlet Middle-town people in Masset inlet. They occupied the middle row of 

 houses in Sqe''na, which was a five-row town. It is from this circumstance that 

 they are said to have derived their name. 



^ There were two families of this name reputed to have come from the same stem. 

 One occupied many towns on the southeastern coast of Moresby island, but is now 

 almost extinct. The other settled first at T!e, on the northwest coast of Graham 

 island, and subsequently emigrated to Kasaan, Alaska, where tlieir descendants still 

 live. They are supposed to have received their name from having occupied the row 

 of houses in Scje^na next the beach. 



*This family is said to have been so named because they occupied a row of houses 

 whicli ran out on a point. They are supposed to have occupied a similar position at 



