ON THE NORTH-WESTERN TRIBES OF CANADA. 601 
during their festivities. Here are songs of the Nutca’tlath and Mé’tclath 
societies of the T's’éca/ath tribe. 
Song of the Nutca'tlath Society. 
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eS sae Sea ee a ee ee 
Se ee oe SS 
ev oe as 
Wa é yé ye-6& ye é€ ya hé wi + a yeé 
—— ——— Se 
Sia ee ee = S = SS 
6=- ae gt ere ad 3 | ae Sees 
é he ye hé yé 6é a  ketcitl hakwé tsakwa 
SS SS SS I 
SS a eee | eS 
<< eae, lea Se =a =i 
9 os 9 SS SS So SS SEF eS 
He hé ha ya-é he hé ha ya-é tlo-koa'‘na = ya-é he 
ee See A SR he ee ae tl IN 
SS 
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hé ha ya-é he hé ya ya-é he hé ha ya- é. 
At night, when the whole tribe assembles in the taboo house, the 
societies still keep together. They are hostile to each other, and railleries 
between the various groups are continually going on. It seems that 
there are no separate societies for men and women, but a certain 
division must exist, as they seem to have separate feasts. When a 
man, during a Tlokoala, brings in any game, and he does not give half of 
it to the women, but retains the whole for the use of the men, the 
former will attack him and wrest the share due to them from the men. 
Tn the same way the women must share all they get or cook with the 
men. 
Originally each dance belonged to one family, and was transmitted 
from generation to generation. Mother as well as father had the right 
to transfer their dance to their children. Thus dances which belonged 
0 one tribe were transmitted to others. The dance was given to the. 
Novice at the time of his or her initiation, and no more than’ one 
dance could be given at atime. At present these restrictions are 
becoming extinct. Whoever is rich enough to distribute a sufficient 
amount.of property may take any dance he likes. I was even told 
that the chief of the Tlokoala, at the beginning of the dancing season, 
distributes the various dances among the members of the order, and that 
' he may redistribute them at the beginning of the following season. 
It is a peculiarity of the dances of the Nootka that two masks of the 
same kind always dance together. 
1890. RR 
