Athapascan Indians; Indians of North America -- California
Most of the Sinkyone villages given here are taken from Goddard's notes.
A few are also given by Merriam. In the list the source is indicated
by (G) for Goddard, (M) for Merriam. Merriam's notes contain, besides
the village names, a list of place names on the Eel and on South Fork,
running from Scotia to south of Garberville (see pp. 191-193, map 13).
In areas where Merriam's material can be compared with Goddard's these
place names nearly all turn out to be village names. It seems likely
therefore that, in other areas also, nearly all are village names. In
calculating population (see p. 216), I have occasionally used these to
augment the village count.
_Lolangkok Sinkyone villages on the main Eel (map 11)._--Of the
following villages, the two north of the mouth of South Fork are from
Merriam's notes, for which George Burt was the informant. Merriam also
gives several place names for the area below the mouth of South Fork,
and it seems probable that most, if not all, of these were actually
villages rather than mere landmarks; this was certainly so farther south
on South Fork.
[Illustration: Map 11. Villages of the Lolangkok Sinkyone.]
Above the mouth of South Fork the villages are from Goddard's notes; the
informant was Charlie and the information was gathered in 1903 and 1908.
It is possible that these villages are not Sinkyone. However, there is
no specific evidence for attributing this region to the Nongatl and it
is known that Charlie was a Lolangkok Sinkyone, so I have placed them in
this latter group. Goddard has given the section, township, and range
locations as he did for the preceding villages. These have been helpful
in locating the sites, but I have omitted his notations because they
are no longer accurate; the maps have been changed since the time of
Goddard's original work.
1. lah-s[=a]-se´-te (M). At Shively on the main Eel R.
2. kah´-li-cho´-be, "growing flat" (M). At a place now called
Englewood, a small settlement 9 mi. E of Scotia bridge. The name is
said to refer to things growing up there.
3. seûstcelindûñ (G). On the S bank of the main Eel not far
downstream from Dyerville.
4. t[=o]nesdadûñ (G). On the NE bank of the Eel directly
across from seûstcelindûñ.
5. tetcinne (G). On the E side of the Eel upstream from
t[=o]nesdadûñ. A big rock, pointing downstream, is said to project
into the river there.
6. tûggûstc[=o] dasañke (G). On the E side of the Eel S of
tetcinne. A large rancheria in an open place.
7. naltcûñka (G). On the W side of Eel R. S of tûggûstc[=o]
dasañke. There is a big slide there. It is below Camp Grant on the
S side, according to Charlie, 1903.
nahl-tsin´-kah (M). Camp Grant.
8. t[=o][-l]tciñyasta' (G). On the E side of the Eel about 1
mi. above naltcûñka. A large rock stands back of the village site.
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