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Haiqo wai/tldems Ni’tlemgyila nemts’aqk‘é’alisé. 
That is the word of Nia'tlemgyila the only greatest one. 
Ie., It is said that we, the unimportant people, shall dance after him 
who is made the son of our only greatest chief. 
What said Ni’tlemgyila P 
Thus spoke Ni’tlumgyila, the only greatest chief. 
X. Tlé'qalaq. 
Gya’qen tlé’k‘andmutl tléqtlék‘a/ita Wina/lagyilis. 
Icome to name you named by all Wina'lagyilis. 
Gya’qnn; k’amtEmotltdlalagyilitsus Wina’lagyilis. 
Lcoue; he throws a song out of Wind’ lagyilis. 
boat on land 
Gya’qméseEn ; ha/nk-Emlisasus Wina/lagyilis. 
I have come ; at lands Wina' lagyilis. 
Gya’gen; —_ kyaqotlta’lisaisus tsé’qéoégyilis = Wina’lagyilis. 
I come; he brings me out of boat his dancing cap Wina'lagyilis. 
IV. THE SHUSHWAP. 
The ancient customs of the Salish tribes of the interior of the Province 
of British Columbia have almost entirely disappeared, as the natives have 
been christianised by the endeavours of Catholic missionaries. Only 
a very few still adhere to their former customs and usages; for instance, 
a group of families living in Nicola Valley and another on North Thomp- 
son River. I did not come into contact with any of these, and conse- 
quently the following remarks are founded entirely on inquiries. I 
selected the Shushwap as an example of the tribes of the interior. The 
customs of the Ntlakya’pamug, Stla/tliume, and Okana/k-én differ very 
slightly from those of the Shushwap, if at all. The information con- 
tained in the following chapter has been collected at Kamloops. The 
proper name of the Shushwap is Si’quapmug or Sequapmug. The district 
they inhabit is indicated on the map accompanying this report. They 
call the Okana/k‘én Setswa/numa, the carriers Yi/nana, the Chilcotin 
Persqa’qenEm (Dentalia people), and the Kutonaqa Sk‘ésé/utlk'uma. The 
organisation of the tribe is similar to that of the southern branches of 
the Coast Salish, as described on p. 569; that is to say; the tribe is 
divided into a great number of septs, or, as we might say more properly, in 
the present case, village communities. While on Vancouver Island these 
septs bear still a limited similarity to the gentes of the northern coast 
tribes, this is no longer the case on the mainland. The Ntlakya’pamua, 
Stla'tliama, Shushwap, and Okana’k‘én are subdivided in the same way ; 
but besides this the tribes speaking the same language are comprised 
under one name. I shall not enumerate the villages of these tribes, as 
my lists are far from being complete. 
Hovusrs anp Lopaes. 
The characteristic dwelling of these Indians is the subterranean 
lodge, generally called in the Jargon ‘keekwilee-house,’ i.e., low or under- 
