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him. Just as the warm weather was beginning these People-of-the- 

 last-stomach, as they were called, started with him for his town. 



There was a stream called Brush creek owned by the Brush-creek 

 people, who were his friends, so, feeling high, Qake'q!"te led these 

 men thither. At first the Tlingit did not know who they were walk- 

 ing along with him, for the}" had never seen such people, and a great 

 number of men came along bearing load after load by means of fore- 

 head bands. When he and his companions, carrying packs of moose, 

 beaver, and squirrel skins, came out on the side of the stream oppo- 

 site the town, Qake'ql"te said, "Come over to me in a canoe."" The 

 people had heard about these Athapascans, although they had not 

 seen them. But after Qakc'ql"te had said, "Come over to me" 

 twice, one ran out toward him from among the Brush ]3eople and said, 

 "Are we splitting land-otter tongues on account of you^ Go on 

 below. Go to the people who are splitting tongues for you." The 

 Athapascans asked Qake'q!"te, "What is it that they are saying to 

 usi " and he answered, "They ar^ sending ue away from here." That 



gonaye' a'waat dofi'ni. KaoditlA'q! a'xo gudiya', TutxanA'di ayu' 



starting went [to] his town. K began to be among starting People-of-the- it was 



liot weather them last-stomaeh 



Qake'qiHe. 



Qake'qiute. 



Hin ye duwasfi'k" TcfdiAu-hl'ni, TcukAnedi' hlni'x seti' 



stream thus named Brush creek, the Brush-creek the stream was 



people b(!came 



doxonqle'x seti'. Adjawe' cia'qot wudi'ni, axode' yaqa' cunagu't. 



his friends came was. Why feeling high among these men was lead- 



[to own] " " [them] ingall. 



Lei llngi'ttc wusku' yu-AcIn-ya'naat-At. i.e-l llngi'ttc ye usti'ndji'n. 5 



Not Tlingit knew what was walking with him. Not Tlingit thus ever saw. 



Yan dayil'n yu'naadi Len ya'na ya'ndAx duya'n. Qa'qlAUAx a'atslu 



Carrying packs those going big load after load carried. Forehead bands also 

 number 



ye cluwa-u'. Qake'q!"te tin naa'de tsisk! yan duyil'n slAgedi' 



thus they used. Qake'q!<'te with those were moose were carrying packs beaver, 



going of 



tsAlk!. Yu'an kika'^hln ka'daq uwaat. ax dui'n axcu'di yaqo'x 



ground The town opposite water on opposite they came. For him "Tome come over 

 squirrel. side of [in canoe] " 



yu'yawaqa (^ake'ql^te. Ha'tcla akaye/k duA'xdjin yu'gonana. 



'said Qake'q!"te. Now they had heard about those .■Vthapascaus. 



DAxdahl'n 3'e yAnAqa' "Axcu'di yaqo'x." TcIuLe' a'yux wududjixi'x 10 



Twice thus he said "Tome come over." Then out to him one ran 



TcukAnedi' xoua'x. Le ye ya'odudziqa, "Oha'n age' ye'ka At tiixA'ck, 



Grass people from among. Then thus they came to say, "We ? on account the ones are 



of you splitting 



tongues 



tea ku'cta qoan qleca'ni. Ixi'nade naiya'. Yika' At xAck° 



these land-otter people many. Below here go. For you splitting 



tongues 



qouqIxA'nde naya'." Yu'gonanatc qlawu'sl Qake'q!"te " Wase'yu hada' 



to the people go." Those Athapascans asked Qake'q!"te "What is it tons 



yedoqa'." "Yii'txa^ai de hak"dona'"yu'a3^aosiqa yu'gonana. Atcawe' 



thus they say." "From liere away they are send- what he .said to those Athapascans. Why 



ingus," 



