The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California — John Shaqi
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
44. himel C P. 247. This was a town, but the
informants could barely remember the
houses. Waterman could not determine why
the inhabitants had disappeared. Kroeber
mentions the village as one which may have
been inhabited intermittently or
temporarily (p. 8) and shows it thus on
his map. However, he refers to it as a
distinct town on p. 10 and lists it
jointly with _murek_ on p. 18. It
doubtless disappeared early as a separate
entity.
45. murek C P. 247. No question.
46. saa C P. 248. No question.
47. kepel C P. 248. No question.
48. waase C P. 249. A "fairly large town." The people
were rich.
49. merip C P. 250. A small place with only one house
name known. Its existence, however is
confirmed by Merriam.
50. aukweya P See no. 53.
51. qenekpul P See no. 53.
52. tsetskwi C See no. 53.
53. qenek C Some question exists concerning these
four villages. Kroeber nowhere mentions
_aukweya_, but shows _qenekpul_ and
_tsetskwi_ as temporary or briefly
occupied towns and _qenek_ as a permanent
town. Waterman says that _aukweya_ was a
"settlement, three houses and a
sweathouse." There had been no houses for
many years and the pits were washed out.
_qenekpul_ was important mythologically
and was said to have been built by an old
Indian from _turip_ but there is no record
of house pits or early habitations.
_tsetskwi_ was a settlement with 3 houses
and a sweathouse. In the youth of one
informant there had been at least one
family head living there, who was very
old. Merriam lists all four sites as
villages.
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