ON THE NORTH-WESTERN TRIBES OF CANADA. 



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<jreat-grandmother, &'tsemltl. 

 Uncle (father's brother), aa'nam. 



„ (mother's brother), katsd'nam. 

 Aunt (mother's sister), Moltt. 

 „ (father's sister), te'tltSt. 

 Father-in-law, nuwa'sp&tl. 

 Mother-in-law, ,, 



Husband, nntld'kEnd. 

 Wife, titlna'mu ( = old woman). 

 Brother-in-law, shdt. 

 Sister-in-law, dtcd'ivats. 

 Brother (elder), tate'iiam. 



„ (younger), tca'^uzm. 



„ M'koQd'mdtl. 

 Sister (elder), tsv'nam. 

 „ (younger), ndna'nam. 

 „ (general term), dtlitske'tlnam. 

 Cousin (m.)> dtlM'ltocid'mdtl. 



„ (f.), dtlatlitshe'tlno/m. 

 Son, dgk-dtle'nam. 

 Daughter, ml' nam. 



Nephew (brother's son) = brother. 



„ ( sister's son) = brother. 

 Niece (brother's daughter) = brother 



„ (sister's daughter) = brother. 

 Grandson, papd'nam ; d'tldqh-d'tle. 

 Granddaughter, papd'nam ; Qdtle. 

 Married man, tldtlVtet. 

 Unmarried man, tU'ttldtli'tet. 

 Marry, Iw'ndtld'aane, Imid'tldtWtine (I 



marry). 

 Widow, tlUtlu' mdtl. 

 Widower, „ 

 Orphan, na'nho,. 



Young unmarried man, ntstd'hdtU 

 „ „ woman, nuil'te. 



Boy, ntstd'hdtl na'?ia. 

 Girl, ndu'te na'na. 

 Infant, tlkd'tnTt. 

 Twins, Msu'M. 



Woman, pd tike, - 



Man, ti'tk'dt. 



Marriage (hdnd'tldtli'tine, I am married). 



The social position of woman amongst the Kootenays seems to have 

 teen about the same as that which she held in the surrounding tribes. 

 In the old days polygamy seems to have been in vogue, and wives were 

 purchased by presents of horses, &c. The marriage age for girls was 

 fifteen ; for young men, twenty. Intermarriage of first cousins appears 

 not to have been allowed. The preliminaries to marriage were as 

 follows : — The young Indian went at night to the lodge where slept the 

 object of his affections, and quietly lifting up the blanket, to make sure, 

 lay down beside her. The girl's people soon found him there, and threats 

 were made. The young man's father meanwhile inquired where his son 

 was, and, on being told that he was in such-and-such a lodge, went 

 thither with his friends and discovered the young people together. The 

 girl then left, and went with her husband to his own people. The latter 

 was at liberty to send back his wife to her relatives within a year if she 

 turned out to be bad or he was dissatisfied with her. When guilty of 

 adultery she was punished by having one of the braids of her hair cut 

 off by her husband. A divorced woman was allowed to marry again, and 

 widows also. Descent seems to be traced through the mother. 



Children (tlkd'mu, young child). 



The Indians are fond of their children, and rarely punish or beat 

 them. The children are usually very shy of white men, but amongst 

 themselves are merry and lively. Parturition is easy amongst these 

 Indians. Delivery was hastened by the efforts of several old women, 

 who seized upon the pregnant woman and shook her. The after-birth 

 was always hung on a tree. Mothers carry their children either in 

 shawls at their backs or in cradles. The Kootenay cradle (aqkink-o'indtl) 

 is made of deerskin drawn over a thick board, about 3 feet long, and 

 tapering from IJ foot at the widest to 6 inches at the lower end. Near 

 the top is a flap which can be fastened over the head of the child, which, 

 when in the cradle on the mother's back, is in an upright position. The 



