ON THE NOETH-WESTERN TRIBES OF CANADA. 409 



have dwiudled down in numbers, and a few only of their once popnlons 

 villages are still inhabited, namely, Satsq, at the head of Dean Inlet ; 

 Nutl'E'l, at the mouth of Salmon River ; Nuqa'lkH (which embraces five 

 villages, at the mouth of Bella Coola River ; Stu'in, twenty-eight miles up 

 Bella Coola River ; and Ta'lio, at the head of South Bentinck Arm. The 

 dialect of TSTiitrE'l and Satsq differs slightly from that of the other 

 villages. The following is a list of their ancient villages, most of which 

 are still inhabited at certain seasons, although not regularly : — 



1. Satsq. 



2. Nutl'E'l. The tribe of this place is called SotslumH. 



3. ISTuqa'lkH, embracing the villages K-omko'tEs and Stske'etl on the 

 north side, Pe'isEla and NutHe'intskone on the south side of the river. 



4. SEnqtl. 



5. Tsom5'otl. 



6. Snu't'Ele. 



7. Nu'kHits. 



8. AsE'nane. 



9. JSTuk'a'aqmats. 

 10. TsQoaqka'ne. 



"11. Nu'sk-'Elst. 



12. JSTutltle'iq. 



13. Stu'iH, twenty -eight miles from the sea. 



14. Snii'trElatl. Nos. 4 to 14 are situated along Bella Coola River, 

 and are given as they are met with in ascending the river. 



15. Sla'aqtl, at the confluence of Bella Coola and Driver (?) Rivers. 



16. Ta'lio, at the head of South Bentinck Arm, embracing K-'oa'pQ 

 Ta'lio, Nu'ik', A'seQ. 



17. K'oa'tlna, at the bay of that name in the southern entrance of 

 Bentinck Arm. On the north entrance of Bentinck Arm were the 

 Kilte'itl, but it is doubtful whether they belonged to the Bilqula or to 

 the He'iltsuk. The latter call the people of Dean Inlet Ki'mkuitq. 



Each of these tribes is subdivided into gentes, which appear to be 

 arranged in exogamic groups. I learnt the names of the following 

 gentes, which bear the names of their ancestors : — 



Gentes of the Nuqa'lkmH : 



1. Tok'oa'is (=looking down on his family). 



2. SpuQpuQo'lEmQ ; Qe'mtsioa name : Mil'lakyilatl (see p. 415). 



3. Siatlqela'aq. 



4. KE'ltaqk'aua. 



5. Po'tlas. 



Gentes of the Nusk-'fi'lstEmn : 



1. Tl'ak'aumo'ot. 



2. K'ooqotla'ne. 



3. ? 



Gentes of the Talio'mH : 



1. lalo'stimot (^making good fire); Qe'mtsioa name; T'a't'En- 



tsait (=a cave protecting from rain). 



2. Spatsa'tlt. 



3. TumQoa'akyas. 



4. Ha'mtait. 



