G52 REPORT— 1898. 



cloud, cirrus, rock slide. Part of this family is called Kyils 

 qa'edrai. (Dawson : Tlkinool, p. 168 B.) 



Gyit'ina' : K-'unak-e'cwai. Chief : Gyitk-o'n. Crests : Dogfish, eagle, 

 frog, monster frog, beaver. 



T'ano' (Tlu, Dawson : Tanoo, p. 169 B). 



Gyit'ina' : K"'unak*e'owai (same as in K-'u'na). 

 Tsegoatl la'nas or Laqskl'yek. 



K"'oa'la : K"'adas k'e'owai. Chief : Gyaqkutsa'n. Crests : Killer 

 whale, wolf, ts'Em'a's. 



Sg-a'nguai (NEnsti'ns, Dawson : Ninstance, p. 169 B). 



Gyit'ina' : Gyit'i'ns. Chief : NEDsti'ns. Crests : Beaver, eagle. 

 K-'oa'la : Qalda'ngasal. Chief : Ts'iiii'. Crests : Bear, killer whale, 

 ts'Em'a's. 



The villages on Hippah Island are not contained in my list. 



A comparison of the list of families given here with that of the 

 Skidegate families published in the Fifth Report of the Committee, p. S22, 

 shows that the lists are fairly reliable. I give liere both lists for purposes 

 of comparison : — 



Skidegate. 



(Fifth Eeport. Informant Informant : E'densa of 



Jolinny Swan) Masset 



Gyit'ina : Nayu'ans qa'etqa. p . ,., f Na yu'ans qa'edra 



Na'sa'yas qa'etqa. •' ( Na s'a'gas qa'edra. 



Djaaquigi't'enai'. Tsaagwi' gyit'inai'. 



Gyitingits'ats. Gyit'ingyits'ats. 

 K''o'a'Ia : Naekun k'eraua'i. — 



Djaaqui'sk'uatl'adaga'i. Tsaagwisguatl'adegai'. 



Tlqaiu la'nas. Tlg-aio la'nas. 



K'astak'eraua'i. — 



— Taiotl la'nas. 



— K'og'a'ngas. 



It will be noticed that the (gyit'ina' families agree in both lists, while 

 the K''oa'la show certain discrepancies. It may be that the Naekun- 

 k-erauai' are the family from AseguA'n referred to above as removed to 

 Skidegate. 



It will be noticed that a great many family names are town names. 

 Such names are Sangatl la'nas, K-a'nguatl la'nas, Yak' la'nas, Tlg-aio 

 la'nas, &c. Others signify ' the gyit'ina' of a certain place ' ; for instance : 

 To gyit'inai', Wits'a gyit'inai', Tsaagwi gyit'inai'. Still others seem to 

 signify ' the k"'oa'la of a cei'tain place,' for instance : To stlEngilnagai', 

 Ya'gun kunilnagai, Dl'ia'lsn kunilnagai. Another series of names signify 

 'the people of a certain place,' or 'those born at a certain place,' such as 

 Dl'iil'lEn k-eowai', K"'una k-eowai', and Dzos haedrai'. 



These facts indicate that each family formed originally a local unit, so 

 that each village would seem to have been inhabited by one family only. 

 The present more complex village communities originated through the 



