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Haiqo wa/tldems Nitlsmgyila nemts’aqk’é’alisé. That is the word of Nutlemgyila the only greatest one.

Le., It is said that we, the unimportant people, shall dance after him who is made the son of our only greatest chief. What said Natlemgyila ? Thus spoke Nitlumgyila, the only greatest chief.

X. Tlé'qalaq.

Gya/qmn tlé’k-‘andmutl tléqtlék-a’ita Wina’lagyilis. | Icome to name you named by all Wina'lagyrlis.

Gya’/qrn; k’amtnmdtltdla/lagyilitsus Wina'lagyilis. Icome; he throws a song out of Wina'lagyilis. : boat on land

Gya’qmésen; ha/nk'rmlisasus Wina'lagyilis. 1 have come ; at lands Wina! lagytlis.

Gya/gen; _kyaqotlta’lisaisus tsé/qéoégyilis Wina/lagyilis. I come; he brings me out of boat his dancing cap Winu'lagyrlis.

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- gon 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’pamua, 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 Sequapmnua. The district they inhabit is indicated on the map accompanying this report. They call the Okana’k'én Setswa/numa, the carriers Yu’nana, the Chilcotin Prsqii’qenrm (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. 17; 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, tis is no longer the case on the mainland. The Ntlakya’pamua, Stla’tliume, 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.

Houses AND LODGES.

The characteristic dwelling of these Indians is the subterranean e oa . . lodge, generally called in the Jargon ‘heekwilee-house,’ 7.e., low or under-