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GYEGYOTE GYUSIWA 



[b. a. e. 



Gyegyote {G''i'g''d^(c, 'descendants of 

 Gyote') . A subdivision of the Lalauitlela, 

 a gens of the Tlathisikoala. — Boas in Rep. 

 Nat. Mus., 332, 1895. 



Gyekolekoa [Ci-kfd'lqEoa). A gens of 

 the Koskinio, a Kwakiutl tribe. — Boas in 

 Rep. Nat. Mus., 329, 1895. 



Gyeksem ( 'chiefs' ). The principal gens 

 in the following Kwakiutl tribes and 

 septs: Koskimo, Nakonigyilisala, Tla- 

 tlasikoala, Nakoaktok, Guetela, Walas- 

 kwakiutl, Matilpe, Tenaktak, Hahuamis, 

 and Wiwekae. 



Ge'xsEm.— Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus., 329-331, 1895. 

 Gye'qsEm.— Boas in 6th Rep. N. W. Tribes Can., 

 53-5.1, 1S90. 



Gyeksemsanatl (G'e^xsRms'anciL, 'high- 

 est chiefs'). A gens of the Koskimo, a 

 Kwakiutl trilje. — Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus., 

 329, 1895. 



Gyigyekemae ((r'Vg'EqEi)uu', 'chiefs'). 

 A gens of the Tsawatenok, a Kwakiutl 

 tribe.— Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus., 331, 1895. 



Gyigyilkam ( ' those who receive first ' ) . 

 A gens, or gentes, having the same name, 

 in the following Kwakiutl tribes and 

 septs: Wikeno, Tlatlasikoala, Goasila, 

 Komoyue sept of the true Kwakiutl, 

 Koeksotenok, Tlauitsis, Nimkish, Awai- 

 tlala, Guauaenok, Hahuamis, Wiwekae 

 sept of the Lekwiltok. 



G-i'g-ilqam.— Boas in Kep. Nat. Mus.. 328-331, 1895. 

 Gyi'gyElkam.— Boas in tith Rep. N. W. Tribes 

 Can., 55, 1890. Gyi'gyilk-am. — Ibid. Hamalak- 

 yauae.— Boas in Petermanns Mitt., pt. 5, 130, 1887 

 (name of ancestor). 



Gyilaktsaoks {Gyilaxts&'oks, 'people of 

 the canoe planks' ). A Tsimshian family 

 living at Kitzilas, on the n. side of Skeena 

 r., Brit. Col. — Boas in Ztschr. f. Ethnol., 

 232, 1888. 



Gyisgahast {Gyisg'\iha'st, 'grass peo- 

 ple'). A Niska division of the Gyispa- 

 waduweda clan, living in the town of 

 Kitwinshilk, on Nass r., and a Kitksan 

 division living in the town of Kitzegukla, 

 on Skeena r. , Brit. Col. — Boas in 10th Rep. 

 N. W. Tribes Can., 49-50, 1895. 



Gyiskabenak ( Gi/isk'dh^EncVq) . A Niska 

 division of the Lakskiyek clan, living in 

 the town of Lakkulzap, on Nass r., Brit. 

 Col.— Boas in 10th Rep. N. W. Tribes 

 Can., 49, 1895. 



Gyispawaduweda ( Gi/ispawaduw E^ikt, 

 'bear'). One of the four Tsimshian 

 clans.— Boas in 10th Rep. N. W. Tribes 

 Can., 49, 50, 1895. 

 GyispotuwE'da. — Boas in .5th Rep., ibid., 9, 1889. 



Gyitgyigyenik (Gi/tlgi/igye^niH). A 

 Niska division of the Lakyebo clan, now 

 in the town of Andeguale, on Nass r., 

 Brit. Col.— Boas in 10th Rep. N. W. 

 Tribes Can., 49, 1895. 



Gyitkadok {GyitHfadd^k-). A Niska 

 division of the Kanhada clan, now living 

 in the town of Lakkulzap, at the mouth 

 of Nass r., Brit. Col. — Boas in 10th Rep. 

 N. W. Tribes Can., 49, 1895. 



Gyitktsaktl ( GtiitxfslVxth ' people of the 

 lake shore ' ) . A subdivision of the Kitzi- 



las living in a village on the s. side of 

 Skeena r., Brit. Col. — Boas in Ztschr. 

 f. Ethnol., 232, 1888. 



Gyitsaek {Gjiitti'lVeK). A Niska di- 

 vision of the Lakskiyek clan living in the 

 town of Kitwinshilk, on Nass r., Brit. 

 Col.— Boas in 10th Rep. N. W. Tribes 

 Can., 49, 1895. 



Gyitwulnakyel {GyUwulnaki/e'l). A 

 Niska division of the Lakyebo clan living 

 in the town of Kitlakdamix, on Nass r., 

 Brit. Col.— Boas in 10th Rep. N. W. 

 Tribes Can., 49, 1895. 



Gypsum. A mineral ( hydrous sulphide 

 of calcium) embracing three principal 

 varieties — gypsum, satin-spar, and sele- 

 nite — and occuring in both crystallized 

 and massive forms in connection with 

 stratified rocks. The light-colored com- 

 pact forms are known as alal)aster, a 

 name sometimes erroneously applied to 

 certain forms of travertine and stalagmite. 

 Having no considerable degree of hard- 

 ness, gypsum was not used for implements 

 by the aljorigines, but the pleasing colors 

 and translucent effects made the massive 

 forms valuable for ornaments and carv- 

 ings generally. Selenite, which has the 

 foliate structure, is readily separated into 

 thin sheets and until recent years was used 

 for window lights instead of glass by some 

 of the Pueblo tribes. The same people 

 crush the gypsum ^nd use it as white- 

 wash on the walls of their houses, gen- 

 erally using a piece of sheep skin as a 

 brush. The Plains Indians, according to 

 Mooney, roast the blocks of gypsum and 

 use the resulting powder to clean and 

 whiten dressed skins and to whiten the 

 gummed tips of feathers in decorative 

 work. (w. H. H. ) 



Gyusiwa. Formerly one of the west- 

 ern group of Jemez pueblos, h m. n. of 

 Jemez hot springs, on a slope descending 

 to the river from the e., in Sandoval co., 

 New Mexico. Judging from the extent 

 of the ruins of the village, it at one time 

 contained proljably 800 inhabitants. It 

 was the seat of the Spanish mission of 

 San Diego de Jemez, and had a chapel, 

 erected prot)ably previous to 1617, at 

 which date it was the principal Jemez 

 village. The pueblo was al»andoned in 

 1622 on account of the persistent aggres- 

 siveness of the Navaho, who had suc- 

 ceeded in scattering the Jemez tribe; but 

 in 1627 Fray Martin de Arvide gathered 

 the scattered members and resettled theui 

 inGyusiwaandAmushungkwa(PatO(iua?) 

 pueblos. The latter was deserted prior to 

 1680, but Gyusiwa was occupied when the 

 pueblos revolted in that year. It was, 

 however, finally abandoned shortly after- 

 ward. The walls of the ruined church, 

 in some places 8 feet thick, are still stand- 

 ing. See Bandelier, cited below; Holmes 

 in Am. Anthrop., vii, no. 2, 1905. 



(f. W. II.) 



