The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of CaliforniaCook, Sherburne Friend
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The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California
Cook, Sherburne Friend
Indians of North America -- California; Indians of North America -- Statistics
5. tsekwel P P. 232. "This place was mentioned as a
town site," but Waterman could get no
satisfactory data. Since it was mentioned
specifically as a town site by informants
its existence may be regarded as probable.
Mentioned by Kroeber (p. 10) somewhat
doubtfully as a separate village.
6. tmri C P. 232. "Said to have been a village site."
"Captain Jack belonged here." Hence it
certainly was inhabited. The American town
of Requa is located on the site and hence
its organization has been lost. Kroeber
states it as being somewhat doubtful as a
separate village (p. 10) but shows it on
his map as a village occupied only during
certain periods.
7. awmennok P On Merriam's lists as a "village on north
side of Klamath River at foot of Bowie's
hill about 1 mile above present Requa."
8. kere P On Merriam's lists as a "village on south
side Klamath about 2 miles from mouth."
9. kestitsa D See no. 11.
10. pegwolaw D See no. 11.
11. otweg D P. 227. These three villages were "referred
to" but their location not pointed out by
Waterman's informants. He suggests they
may have been suburbs of _rekwoi_. Kroeber
shows _otwego_ as an intermittently
occupied village on his map and calls it
somewhat doubtful as a separate village on
p. 10. _kestitsa_ and _pegwolaw_ he calls
suburbs.
It is clear that a constellation of
villages was located here aboriginally,
centered around _rekwoi_. Waterman in
his list assigns 25 houses to _rekwoi_,
9 to _welkwa_ and none to the others.
Regardless of their status of independence
or permanency there are too many of
these remembered sites to be ignored.
Consequently 3 houses each are assigned to
Waterman's two best authenticated sites,
_tsekwei_ and _tmri_, and to Merriam's
sites _awmennok_ and _kere_.
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