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Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 Mar. 28
Identifier(s): text:66251
Description: Received letters of March 5 and 7. Sending pages 3924-3945 about British Man-of-war attack on the Tłatła̱siḵwaḻa, different ways of curing dog salmon, and one conversation. Had influenza recently, which slowed writing. Asked a Da̱ʼnaxdaʼxw man about his tribe's berry gardens and women's prayers for the trees, but the man refused, said it is the prayer owner's at Dzawadi. Also at Gwa'yi.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Awa'etłala; Tłatłasikwala; Da'naxda'xw; Dzawada'enuxw
Date: 1928 Mar. 28

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1916 Oct. 7
Identifier(s): text:65273
Description: Received letter of August 27. Sending 4 pages with 23 examples of hEnkwa or saying of wishing an enemy to die. Went to Gwaʼsa̱la village in Smith Inlet to get part of the wailing song from the woman who can tell it. The story covers 23 generations. Has written 87 pages so far. Will send in next mail. Thinks he can get two more examples of this kind of wailing song/story, one G̱usgimukw, one 'Nak'waxda'xw . "I will try to get them, for it is the only true story a woman can tell." "And another thing the woman at Gwaʼsa̱la told me that she would not tell tell anyone about her family historie. It is only the kindness I have towards son [that has] made her tell it to me." Eyesight has been getting worse recently.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Gwa'sala; Gusgimukw; Nak'waxda'xw
Date: 1916 Oct. 7

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1924 Apr. 5
Identifier(s): text:66001
Description: Sending pages 2910-2940 copied from "thumb book" (see letter of 12-30- 1923) with corrections of spelling mistakes, and łendăqw story of the Wuikinuxv, told by Odzestales, who promises to give more Heiltsuk stories. People are away at potlatch given by a young Madiłbe chief who was given a permit to do it. People were happy but the Indian Agent said there would be no more after this. A man came to Fort Rupert to start carving a house for P.E. Goddard.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Oowekeeno Indians; Wuikinuxv; Ma'amtagila; Madiłbe
Date: 1924 Apr. 5

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1896 Apr. 30
Identifier(s): text:64793
Description: Sending 16 pages on 1894 dances. Trying to find work in Alert Bay for summer.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł
Date: 1896 Apr. 30

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1897 Jan. 7
Identifier(s): text:64809
Description: List of items collected for Boas.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1897 Jan. 7

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1926 Oct. 7
Identifier(s): text:66145
Description: Received letter of August 26. Check still has not come. Sending pages 3383-3413, end of story about "how the winter dance begins from the wolves." Describes more about attendants and officers at winter ceremonies.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Wiwekam; Comox Indians
Date: 1926 Oct. 7

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1927 July 9
Identifier(s): text:66157
Description: Received letters of July 1 and 2. Will arrive in Victoria on August 16. Will not write again before then unless needed.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1927 July 9

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1896 July 9
Identifier(s): text:64797
Description: "You are the only help I got in this world." Sending 20 pages of the last winter dance in Fort Rupert in 1894. Will try to get more info on Kwagu'ł "old things". Is using Mr. Spencer to buy items of interest. Went to G̱usgimukw to get the secret song of Tokwet and other songs. Asks about photograph.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Gusgimukw
Date: 1896 July 9

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 Oct. 17
Identifier(s): text:66222
Description: Acknowledging receipt of payment.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1928 Oct. 17

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 Feb. 28
Identifier(s): text:66249
Description: Received letter of February 8. Sending cards 201-300 and pages 3915- 3923. Details subtleties in trying to write certain vowel sounds. Working on dog salmon next.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1928 Feb. 28

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1930 June 27
Identifier(s): text:66323
Description: Acknowledging receipt of payment.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1930 June 27

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1924 June 11
Identifier(s): text:66010
Description: Received letter of June 2 and parcels. Sending 42 pages in response to previous parcels. Found some mistakes in the vocabulary. Will look over the new lists.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1924 June 11

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1916 Nov. 12
Identifier(s): text:65282
Description: Received letter of October 30. Story sent by Boas for identification belongs to the "brother tribe" Nanaxula of the Ḵwikwa̱sutinuxw̱ , who used to live at Hada. The Me'mogg'ins brother tribe used to live at Gwadse. The brother tribe GEgElgem lived at XEkwekEm. And the brother tribe Ne!nElbaye lived at Xoxap!a. Explains the meaning of each villages' name. Story was told by Ts!oxts!aes. Gives background on his uncle who was a head chief, and that chief's wife who was taken slave for a period by the BellxwEla tribe to the north. Asks if Boas wants it translated into Kwak'wala. Sending translation of names found in story.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwikwasutinuxw
Date: 1916 Nov. 12

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1929 Jan. 17
Identifier(s): text:66302
Description: Received letter of December 10 and 24. Sending pages 4406-4469 about sickness, medicine, and prayers. Lists some changes in spelling made. There is more such information to write. Has not written about it in the past because people asked him not to.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1929 Jan. 17

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1923 Apr. 30
Identifier(s): text:65916
Description: Sending pages 2617-2638 on L!aguLas and his son L!a'sutewā'les, showing how he guided his son through the rules.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł
Date: 1923 Apr. 30

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1919 Dec. 15
Identifier(s): text:65715
Description: Received letter of November 20 and 24. Sending pages 1581-1597 on different ways of counting and 1598-1619 about Johnnie Wanakw whose sons were not allowed to take his seats. Asks Boas to send questions on marriage to second wife. Sending photo of wife on day they got married dressed in omā for her father's qotexā or marriage debt. Sending pressed plants and information on them.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1919 Dec. 15

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1899 July 23
Identifier(s): text:64877
Description: Sending 16 pages on dances at Fort Rupert in 1894. Will send songs on next mail. Working in cannery. Writing is slow-going because he wants to be sure to get everything right. Went to G̱usgimukw to see winter dances. Can write about it.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Gusgimukw
Date: 1899 July 23

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1906 Mar. 9
Identifier(s): text:65045
Description: Received check. Sending 51 pages about food preparation. Asks if the pay for this kind of information will be different. Writing about this is more difficult than writing stories as it requires asking the old people question and they need to be paid in turn. Mailing of recent pages delayed by steamer at Port Hardy running off schedule.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1906 Mar. 9

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1898 Mar. 14
Identifier(s): text:64799
Description: Will work for Boas in spring and fall, and for Mr. Spencer in between. Went to see dances belonging to Mama̱liliḵa̱la and Ławit'sis. They did not have the red cedar bark. Will get G̱usgimukw feasting dishes and some other items. Describes negotiating with a Nahwitti man, Tsixity, for purchase of his seat. Bought big carved man from Gumkanis house that Boas sketched. Will try to get all different kinds of Lagekw for tsitsikas. Gives info on uiLulak mask and maLapeexaek mask, in comparison to sun masks. Sending 46 pages of omeL stories from 'Nak'waxda'xw̱ .
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Mamalilikala; Ławit'sis; Nahwitti; Tłatłasikwala; Nak'waxda'xw; Gusgimukw
Date: 1898 Mar. 14

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1916 Dec. 22
Identifier(s): text:65290
Description: Received letter of November 29. Will send more samples of plants in the spring. Gives plant names. Sending 14 pages of wailing of 'Nak'waxda'xw woman named L!aL!akoł, and 3 pages of love songs, one of them Da̱ʼnaxdaʼxw. Will write down more love songs and more information on pExEla, utilizing 'Nak'waxda'xw wife's knowledge of pExEla spirits, songs, and names. Still working on question from a few weeks earlier regarding a deer with no teeth. Old men he talked to about it do not use many of the words. Needs the question to be reworded.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Da'naxda'xw; Nak'waxda'xw
Date: 1916 Dec. 22