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Title: Field notebook 1888 #2
Identifier(s): text:344134
Description: Includes vocabularies, texts, shorthand notes for Heiltsuk, Tlingit, Haida, Cowichan (Coast Salish), "Aht," Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth), Ntlakapamuk (Nlaka'pamux), Kootenai (Kutenai, Ktunaxa). NOTE: Pagination in online version may not reflect original order of pages, which have shifted through researcher use after the item was disbound.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: British Columbia; Coast Salish Indians; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1888

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1919 Jan. 11
Identifier(s): text:65629
Description: Sending pages 1232-1233 with different names of "Indians' court or k!wāłā" used when a man is killed and his relations confer about their response. Will give translations of names and write about how nekap!enkEm went to war against the Saanich.
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; Coast Salish Indians; Saanich
Date: 1919 Jan. 11

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1925 Apr. 22
Identifier(s): text:66072
Description: Received letter of February 21 and March 31. Sending pages 51-67, ałq!ex story, and pages 3059-3118 of second war of ʼNa̱mǥis against Exwădets!anox, with war song, and another war of ʼNa̱mǥis against "Victoria Indians" with war song. Odzestales is giving stories for free as Hunt did some work for him after his sister died. Working on getting some more difficult words.
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; Namgis; Lekwiltok; Heiltsuk Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Saanich; Lekwungen Indians
Date: 1925 Apr. 22

Title: Tsila-ghesket, patriarch of the N-kam-chin band of Indians
Identifier(s): graphics:3666; local: APSimg6770
Description: Color pencil sketch portrait of Ntlakyapamuk-Salish man smoking a pipe.; Funding provided by: Getty Foundation
Creator: Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922et al
Subject: Native American Images; Indians of North America; Portrait drawings; Salish Indians; Ntlakyapamuk Indians; Nlaka'pamux
Date: 1908-1920

Title: Field notebook 1886 #2
Identifier(s): text:263752
Description: Includes vocabularies, texts, shorthand notes for Comox (Coast Salish), Lequiltoq (Lekwiltok), Sisia'atl (Shishalh, Sechelt).
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: British Columbia; Coast Salish Indians; Kwakwaka'wakw; Comox Indians; Halkomelem language; Sechelt language; Sechelt Indians
Date: 1886

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1919 Feb. 10
Identifier(s): text:65615
Description: Received letter of January 20. Sending pages 1242-1296 about the wars of the Kwaguʼł against the Saanich, explained in the story of nekap!enkEm and his oath, and the war of the Gwatʼsinux̱w against the Tłaskinuxw, to show that Indians do not have courts and judges. Sent the Knight Inlet map in the past. Has not received new Knight Inlet map. Has names to add to it of mountains. Nimpkish Lake map's names are with names on other sheets sent.
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; Tłatłasikwala; Gwat'sinuxw; Namgis; Awa'etłala; Da'naxda'xw; Coast Salish Indians; Saanich
Date: 1919 Feb. 10

Title: Lecture on the Jesup Expedition
Identifier(s): text:167202
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: Indians of North America--British Columbia; Coast Salish Indians; Interior Salish Indians; Shuswap Indians; Secwepemc people; Ntlakyapamuk Indians; Nlaka'pamux people; Chilcotin Indians; Tsilhqot'in people; Nuxalk Indians; Stó:lō Indians; Archaeology; Nlaka'pamux
Date: 1898

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Dec. 4
Identifier(s): text:65829
Description: Received letter of November 14. Read the Nowell story on the copper to "oldest men of Fort Rupert." The men laughed at the story, said it was wrong. Gives extensive story on background of price of the copper and how it inflated through being resold. Gives fuller background story of the copper and its meaning, and relation to his mother. Suggest Boas get the history of the Seattle totem pole to get "all the different storys" of what's on the copper. Hunt was asked to write it out with his mother after they put it up there. Gives detailed story of mother 's coming to Fort Rupert in 1850. Tells another detailed story of another copper made in secret by a Haida man hired by k!âde, and how k!âde sold it in 1873 in Victoria. This copper now owned by a Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w chief. Gives very detailed background on k!âde and his relations. Includes names of 5 signed witnesses who gave this background story. Ends with 2 full-page sketches of each copper, probably sent with letter of December 14.; Contains the image Māmō'gwelēlā
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; Haida Indians; Tlingit Indians; Tsimshian Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Saanich; Ma'amtagila; Ławit'sis; Namgis; Dzawada̱'enux̱w
Date: 1921 Dec. 4

Title: Names of Puget Sound area tribes
Identifier(s): audio:8285; APSdigrec_3224; Recording Number: 22; Program Number: 01
Description: In Lummi only.
Source: Demers, Richard. Lummi recordings, 1974. (Mss.Rec.105);
Subject: North Straits Salish language; Lummi dialect; Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Puget Sound Salish Indians
Date: 1974-06-27

Title: Diary of field work, 1886 [English translation]
Identifier(s): text:159566
Description: English translation of Franz Boas' diary of letters written to his parents during his fieldwork trip to British Columbia from September 18 to December 16, 1886.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Haida Indians; Oowekeeno Indians; Nuxalk Indians; Cowichan Indians; Wuikinuxv; Coast Salish Indians; Lekwungen Indians; Stó:lō Indians; Comox Indians; Pentlatch Indians; Grave robbing; Human remains (Archaeology)
Date: 1886

Title: Field notebook 1888 #1
Identifier(s): text:245618
Description: Includes vocabularies, texts, shorthand notes for Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh), Tsimshian, Nisgah (Nisga'a), Haida, Coast Salish anthropometric measurements, Stikine Tlingit (Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan, previously misidentified as Tahltan), Kwak'wala (Kwakwaka'wakw), Tlingit, Heiltsuk.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: Squamish langauge; Tsimshian language; Nisga'a language; Haida language; Kwak'wala language; Kwakwaka'wakw; Tlingit language; Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language; British Columbia; Anthropometry; Coast Salish Indians
Date: 1888

Title: Map (2) showing territory of the Coeur d’Alene, and parts of territories of surrounding tribes.
Identifier(s): graphics:6296
Description: Hand-colored and annotated map of Idaho, depicting the territories of numerous tribes.; Base map: "Rand, McNally & Co.’s Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shippers’ Guide of Idaho...." 1909.
Subject: maps; Idaho--Maps; Montana--Maps; Coeur d'Alene Indians; Kalispel Indians; Kootenai Indians; Nez Percé Indians; Paloos Indians; Salish Indians; Senijextee Indians; Shoshoni Indians; Spokane Indians

Title: Field notebook 1886 #3
Identifier(s): text:263932
Description: Includes vocabularies, texts, shorthand notes for Bella Coola (Nuxalk), Tlingit, Cowichan, Nitinat (Ditidaht), Comox, Pentlatch (Coast Salish), Lequiltoq (Lekwiltok), Sisia'atl (Shishalh, Sechelt), and Tsimshian. NOTE: Pagination in online version may not reflect original order of pages, which have shifted through researcher use after the item was disbound.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: British Columbia; Coast Salish Indians; Comox Indians; Halkomelem language; Sechelt language; Sechelt Indians; Kwakwaka'wakw; Tlingit Indians; Tsimshian Indians; Cowichan Indians; Nuxalk Indians; Ditidaht Indians; Nuu-chah-nulth
Date: 1886

Title: Field report, British Columbia, 1889 [Translation]
Identifier(s): text:167201
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Source: Franz Boas Professional Papers (Mss.B.B61p); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61p-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Tlingit Indians; Haida Indians; Tsimshian Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Nootka Indians; Nuu-chah-nulth people; Heiltsuk Indians; Gitxsan Indians; Niska Indians; Oowekeeno Indians; Wuikinuxv; Kalispel Indians; Interior Salish Indians; Shuswap Indians; Secwepemc people; Nuxalk Indians; Indians of North America--British Columbia
Date: 1889-06-01

Title: Diary of field work, 1888 [English translation]
Identifier(s): text:159565
Description: English translation of Franz Boas' diary of letters written to his parents during his fieldwork trip to British Columbia, May 27 to July 24, 1888.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al; Yampolsky, Heleneet al
Subject: Kootenai Indians; Ntlakyapamuk Indians; Nlaka'pamux; Haida Indians; Tlingit Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Heiltsuk Indians; Tlingit Indians; Lekwungen Indians; Grave robbing; Human remains (Archaeology); Tahltan Indians; Cowichan Indians
Date: 1888

Title: Map showing approximate older boundaries of the Kootenay tribes, and approximate territories of adjoining Salish and other tribe
Identifier(s): graphics:6297
Description: Hand-colored and annotated map, signed "JATeit. 1913." Title is further annotated: "from Salish (various tribes) and Kootenay information".; Base map: “Rand McNally & Co.’s Commercial Map of the Western States.” 1909.
Subject: Washington (State)--Maps; Oregon--Maps; Idaho--Maps; British Columbia--Maps; Alberta--Maps; Saskatchewan--Maps; Montana--Maps; Wyoming--Maps; Algonquian Indians; Assiniboine Indians; Athapascan Indians; Bannock Indians; Siksika Indians; Cayuse Indians; Chinook Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Coeur d'Alene Indians; Colville Indians; Crow Indians; Gros Ventre Indians (Montana); Kainah Indians; Kalispel Indians; Kootenai Indians; Lillooet Indians; Molala Indians; Nez Percé Indians; Ntlakyapamuk Indians; Okanagan Indians; Piegan Indians; Salish Indians; Sanpoil Indians; Senijextee Indians; Shahaptian Indians; Shoshoni Indians; Shuswap Indians; Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Spokane Indians; Umatilla Indians; Wenatchi Indians; Yakama Indians; Secwepemc people; St'at'imc people; Nlaka'pamux
Date: 1913-00-00

Title: Map (1). Montana. 1650 to 1850.
Identifier(s): graphics:6283
Description: Hand-colored and annotated map delineating territories of [all names as spelled] “Cour d’Alene, Kalispel, Pend d’Oreille, Flathead, Nez Perce, Shoshonis, Kootenay, Blackfoot.” Other tribal regions are denoted on map, without coloration; these include tribal territories within the map area, and neighboring territories. Overprinted by hand with hachures are areas identified as “Former territory of Tunaxa,” “Former territory of Semteuse, “Piece of territory formerly claimed by Pend d’Oreille,” and “possibly also formerly a part of the Semteuse territory.”; Base map: “The Rand-McNally Vest Pocket Map of Montana Showing All Counties, Cities, Towns, Railways, Lakes, Rivers, etc.” (c) 1906. Scale 30 miles = 1 inch.
Subject: Maps; Montana--Maps; Idaho--Maps; British Columbia--Maps; Alberta--Maps; Wyoming--Maps; Algonquian Indians; Arapaho Indians; Assiniboine Indians; Bannock Indians; Blackfoot Indians; Cheyenne Indians; Coeur d'Alene Indians; Crow Indians; Gros Ventre Indians (Montana); Kalispel Indians; Kootenai Indians; Lakota Indians; Nez Percé Indians; Piegan Indians; Salish Indians; Shoshoni Indians

Title: Map (3) showing present or late and also former distributions of northern tribes.
Identifier(s): graphics:6287
Description: Hand-colored and annotated map delineating distribution of [as spelled] Salishan, Kitunahan, Athapascan family, Algonquian family, Shoshonean, Siouan. Trade routes delineated in red. Annotated map area encompasses Alberta and Saskatchewan, plus western Manitoba, southernmost North West Territories/Yukon, and northern portions of Montana, Idaho, and Washington.; Base map: “Rand-McNally New Pocket Map of Western Canada Showing Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.” (c) 1906. Scale 60 miles = 1 inch.
Subject: maps; Washington (State)--Maps; Idaho--Maps; Montana--Maps; British Columbia--Maps; Alberta--Maps; Saskatchewan--Maps; Manitoba--Maps; Alaska--Maps; Yukon--Maps; Northwest Territories--Maps; Algonquian Indians; Arikara Indians; Assiniboine Indians; Siksika Indians; Carrier Indians; Chilcotin Indians; Chipewyan Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Coeur d'Alene Indians; Cree Indians; Gros Ventre Indians (Montana); Hidatsa Indians; Kainah Indians; Kalispel Indians; Kootenai Indians; Lillooet Indians; Mandan Indians; Nahane Indians; Nez Percé Indians; Niska Indians; Ntlakyapamuk Indians; Nuxalk Indians; Okanagan Indians; Piegan Indians; Salish Indians; Sanpoil Indians; Sarsi Indians; Sechelt Indians; Sekani Indians; Senijextee Indians; Shoshoni Indians; Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Slavey Indians; Spokane Indians; Squamish Indians; Stó:lō Indians; Tahltan Indians; Tlingit Indians; Tlingit Indians; Tsetsaut Indians; Wenatchi Indians; Wet'suwet'en Indians; Willapa Indians; Yakama Indians; Dënesųłiné people; Tsuut'ina people; St'at'imc people; Gitxsan Indians; Nlaka'pamux; Ts'ets'aut; Kaska Indians

Title: Map (5). Distribution of tribes according to earliest traditions (so far as collected up to date).
Identifier(s): graphics:6290
Description: Hand-colored and annotated map delineating distributions of numerous tribes (though not specially color-coded by tribe). Annotated portion of map includes northernmost Oregon, westernmost Idaho, and southernmost British Columbia. Also noted with title on map: "Boundaries between the tribes are undefined in all the traditions."; Base map: "Cram’s Indexed County Map and Shipper’s Guide of Washington." Geo. F. Cram, Chicago. No date.
Subject: Washington (State)--Maps; Idaho--Maps; Oregon--Maps; British Columbia--Maps; Cayuse Indians; Chehalis Indians; Chemakum Indians; Chinook Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Coeur d'Alene Indians; Colville Indians; Cowichan Indians; Cowlitz Indians; Kalapuya Indians; Kalispel Indians; Lummi Indians; Molala Indians; Nez Percé Indians; Nooksack Indians; Nootka Indians; Okanagan Indians; Quileute Indians; Quinault Indians; Sanpoil Indians; Shahaptian Indians; Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Snohomish Indians; Snoqualmie Indians; Spokane Indians; Squamish Indians; Tillamook Indians; Tlakluit Indians; Twana Indians; Wasco Indians

Title: Map (6) Washington. Distribution of tribes (languages). 1797.
Identifier(s): graphics:6291
Description: Hand-colored and annotated map delineating regions of tribal languages. Also delineated on map is "Approximate northern limits of Snake war parties. see map (8)." [On map, the map number was originally given as Map (7), and the title had originally given the date "about 1790 (and earlier)"; but these were crossed out and the cited data were substituted.]; Base map: “Cram’s Indexed County Map and Shipper’s Guide of Washington.” Geo. F. Cram, Chicago. No date.
Subject: maps; Washington (State)--Maps; Oregon--Maps; British Columbia--Maps; Idaho--Maps; Athapascan Indians; Cayuse Indians; Chinook Indians; Clatskanie Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Kalapuya Indians; Lekwungen Indians; Makah Indians; Molala Indians; Nez Percé Indians; Nooksack Indians; Nootka Indians; Ntlakyapamuk Indians; Quileute Indians; Quinault Indians; Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Skagit Indians; Snohomish Indians; Snoqualmie Indians; Tillamook Indians; Twana Indians; Umatilla Indians; Walla Walla Indians; Willapa Indians; Yakama Indians; Nlaka'pamux