C O N T E NTS 



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lutrodiiction 5 



Historical account 5 



Alphabet 7 



Myths 9 



1. Cikxa 9 



2. Okulfi'm 22 



3. AuektcXd'lEmiX 37 



4. The Salniou 60 



5. Raven and Gull 88 



6. Coyote 92 



7. The Crane 107 



8. P:ut8 ; X 113 



9. The Crow 123 



10. Ca'xaL 127 



11. Stikua 133 



12. The Skunk 144 



13. Robin 149 



14. Blue-Jay and lO'-i _ 153 



15. Blue-Jay and IrV-i 161 



16. Blue-Jay and lo'-i 172 



17. Ckulkulo'L 183 



18. The Panther 191 



Beliefs, Customs, and Tales 196 



The Soul and the Shamans 196 



How Cultee's Grandfather acquired a Guardian Spirit 211 



The Four Cousins 216 



The GiLfi'unaLX 223 



The Elk Hunter 234 



Pregnancy and Birth 238 



Puberty 244 



Marriage 248 



Death 253 



Whaling 259 



Elk Hunting 264 



The Potlatch 266 



War 270 



H istorical Tales 271 



War between the Quileute and Clatsop 271 



The First Ship seen by the Clatsop 275 



ILLUSTRATION. 



Plate I. Portraits of Charles Cultee Frontispiece. 



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