Notes and observations on the Kwakiool people of the northern part of Vancouver Island and adjacent coasts, made during the summer of 1885, with a vocabulary of about seven hundred words
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creator: Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
issued: 2015-06-12
issued: [1888?]
description: "Contains: Vocabulary of about seven hundred words of the Kwakiool language. From: The Royal Society of Canada. Proceedings and transactions. ser. 1, v. 5, sec. 2, 1887." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 88.
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note: VI Section II, 1887. [ 63 ] VI.—Notes and Observations on the Kwakiool People of the Northern Part of Vancouver Island and Adjacent Coasts, made during the Summer of 1885; with a Vocabulary of about seven hundred words. By George M. Dawson. (Presented May 25, 1887.) During the Summer of 1885, the writer was engaged in the geological examination of the northern part of Yancouver Island and its vicinity, the territory of the Kwakiool people. In connection with the prosecution of his work, he was in constant and intimate association with this people, and enjoyed many excellent opportunities of obtaining facts respecting them, of hearing their traditions and stories, and of becoming familiar with their mode of life and habits of thought. The notes, made at the time, are here presented in a systematised form. As thus set down in order, they are intended to be merely a record of facts and observations, and are offered as a contribution toward our knowledge of the Indians of the west coast. No attempt is made to theorise on the observations, nor has the time at my disposal been sufficient to enable me to institute the comparisons which suggest themselves readily enough between these and other tribes of the region. These tribes, together with their ideas and their lore, such as they are, are passing away before our eyes, or where they still show evidence of continued vitality, they are losing their old beliefs and ways. This being the case, it is perhaps needless to apologise for the necessarily incomplete character of this paper in some respects. A map has not been prepared to accompany this paper, but that published in the Annual Report of the Geological Survey for 1886 embodies a large number of native names of places, including those of all the villages here referred to. I.—Territory and Boundaries op the Kwakiool People. The people speaking dialects of the Kwakiool language, and constituting together one of the largest groups of the coast of British Columbia, have, so …
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has type: Ethnography
has type: Glossaries
identifier: E99.K9 D2
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0222107
language: English; Wakashan languages
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. E99.K9 D2
subject: Indians of North America--British Columbia
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