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KWAKIUTL TALES

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by Franz Boas

Title Page Preface 1. Q!â'nêqê?laku and Xatê'tsEn 2. SE'nlê?Hamâ'lak*aua?ê 4. Scab 5. L!â'lamîn 6. Kunô'sila 7. Mâ'dEm 8. The Singing Skull 9. Mountain-Goat Hunter 10. Wî'wag*êsawê?11. The Dzô'noq!wa 12. The Mink Legend Mink marries Kelp Mink Marries Frog-Woman Mink marries Diorite-Woman Mink wants to marry Sawbill-Duck-Woman Mink is deserted by his Wife Mink pretends to die Mink pretends to die (Another Version)Mink and the salmon Mink roasts the Salmon Mink plays with Seal Mink imitates his Hosts Mink goes to make War with his Friend Land-Otter 13. The Deer and his Son.14. Great-Inventor X*â'nElku

16. The Q!â'nêqi?laxu Legend

Q!â'nêqi?laxu and his Brother Only-One Q!â'nêqi?laxu, and Ts!â'ts!ô Q!â'nêqi?laxu kills the Whales Q!â'nêqi?laxu makes a House for Only-One Q!â'nêqi?laxu begins his wanderings Q!â'nêqi?laxu marries the Daughter of Gwâ'?nâlâlis Q!â'nêqi?laxu meets Shaman Q!â'nêqi?laxu revives the Ancestors of the Koskimo Origin of the Deer Origin of the Mink Origin of the Raccoon Origin of the Mallard Ducks Q!â'nêqi?laxu gives Man and Woman their Present Form Transformation of the Man with many Mouths Q!â'nêqi?laxu meets Oldest-One-in-the-World Q!â'nêqi?laxu meets Ô'?mâl Origin of the Perch

17. MEskwa' (Greedy-One)

The Birth of Greedy-One Greedy-One steals Crabapples Greedy-One catches the Salmon Greedy-One kills Bear, Cormorant, and Gum

18. Ô'?mâl.

18. Ô'?mâl Ô'?mâl marries the Daughter of the Killer-Whale Ô'?mâl gets the Soil Ô'?mâl obtains the Water Ô'?mâl makes War on Southeast Wind Ô'?mâl obtains the Tides Ô'?mâl Paints the Birds Ô'?mâl obtains Daylight Ô'?mâl gambles with Gull Ô'?mâl imitates his Hosts Ô'?mâl kills the Thunder-Birds 19. Hâ'daga (Raven-Sound-in-House).20. NômasE'nxêlis (Oldest-One-in-the-World)Ô'?meäl (Chief-of-the-Ancients)22. Dâ'p!abê (Leader)23. Q!â'g*i?wa (Centre, the Chief of the Ghosts)24. Q!ômg*ustâEls (Wealth-coming-up)25. A?mâ'xwax*sag*îla (Potlatch-Giver)26. Hâ'dahô 27. Lâ'gelêqEla (Surpassing)28. The Descendants of Surpassing 29. Nô'aqaua (Wisest-One)30. The Brothers 31. Yax*st!al 32. Q!ô'mg*ila 33. The Blind Man who recovered his Eyesight 34. Song-Dance 35. Dzâ'wadalalîs 36. G*â'yusdä?sElas 37. ?nâ'lak!ulEm 38. Xwâ'xwas 39. ?nEmô'gwis 40. Gray-Face (Ô'xsEm) and Twin (Yîkwî'l)41. The Boy who disappeared Underground 42. K*ê'lôs 43. L!â'lamîn 44. Mâ'lêleqala 45. Nô'mas 46. Gâ'sag*ila 47. Q!ê'x*Lala 48. Wâ'walê 49. Additions to the Myth of Kwêkwaxâ'wê?50. Additions to the Myth of the Mink 51. Addition to the Myth of Q!â'nêqê?laku 52. Note regarding the Origin of the Sun