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Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1907 Mar. 12
Identifier(s): text:65104
Description: Received letter of February 14 and check for $250. Will pack up collection and bring it to Port Hardy for shipping, which includes carved hunting bones and warrior bones. Will next take a trip to Dzawada̱ʼenuxw or Lewkiltok to make next collection for Heye.
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; Dzawada'enuxw; Lekwiltok
Date: 1907 Mar. 12

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1926 June 26
Identifier(s): text:66093
Description: Anxious to receive a letter and answers to pending questions. Talk about them both getting older. Asks for more information about the Lekwiltok, such as stories, info on winter dances, and differences in comparison to the Kwaguʼł. Asks for information on children's game from Fort Rupert.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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; Lekwiltok
Date: 1926 June 26

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1913 May 12
Identifier(s): text:65224
Description: Sending 123 pages of the different marriages of the senL!Em nEmemot and its beginning with Q!omoks and Lekwiltok. Story begins 40+ years before Fort Rupert was built up. Cannot send any plants yet as the weather is still too cold.
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; Lekwiltok; Comox Indians
Date: 1913 May 12

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1901 Feb. 22
Identifier(s): text:64951
Description: Took a trip to Dzawada̱ʼenuxw and tE!naxdox, "got lots of old things and stories.... I learnt that there is still more different kinds of dances that you and I don't know anything about. Now there is the Hamaste!kalał and the K!enk!o dance...." Tried to get some masks but too expensive. Sending 105 pages of stories "from different tribe". Will send L!eslagelas story in next mail. Going to Kingcome where "one Indian told me that he knows where this is one cave and that it has lots of masks and things in it and he wants $20 for it." Will go to HegEms where "I was told there is still another cave one of them belong to the [Dzawada̱ʼenuxw ] tribe and the other to the [Gwawaʼenuxw̱ ]." Saw some legełdox, may go see them after visit to these caves, then to caves up Knights Inlet, then to mummies at whalers grave. Lists several items bought: dishes, four poles, described in detail.
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; Dzawada'enuxw; Gwawa'enuxw; Lekwiltok
Date: 1901 Feb. 22

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Nov. 13
Identifier(s): text:65634
Description: In recently sent maps, notes there are no names written down for southeast part of Quatsino Sound. Sending map back for that information. Notes problems with Knight Inlet and Nimpkish Lake region maps as well. Asks follow-up questions about forbidden and permitted marriages. Notes frequecy of place name "Nomas" on maps.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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; Namgis; Lekwiltok; Ławit'sis
Date: 1918 Nov. 13

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1913 Apr. 19
Identifier(s): text:65230
Description: Received letter of April 4. Will write about how senL!Em went and took a wife who was half K'ómoks from the Lekwiltok. Gives names of her parents. Cannot send medicinal plant as they are not yet in bloom.
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; Lekwiltok; Comox Indians
Date: 1913 Apr. 19

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1901 Feb. 6
Identifier(s): text:64942
Description: Glad to hear Hunt has been collecting among Kweksotenox; hold sending grease-beam. Can't find Q!aniqilakw story nor Mink story, so please write them out again, even if H must go to Nahwitti again to get the full version of the former. Asks about Dzawada̱ʼenuxw̱ specimen collecting, and Lewkildoq. Can H go get specimens of mummies from whaler's grave he mentioned recently?
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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; Dzawada'enuxw; Kwikwasutinuxw; Lekwiltok
Date: 1901 Feb. 6

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1906 Sept. 23
Identifier(s): text:65028
Description: Received letter of September 1. Went to the Gwawaʼenuxw village of HegEms. Bought old bone spears that were dug up, two hunting bows, and some stones. Will take another trip to Dzawadi, Dzawada̱ʼenuxw village, and Cape Mudge. Sending 3 pages on "Northwest wind caller" and waxwElawe plant.
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; Dzawada'enuxw; Awa'etłala; Gwawa'enuxw; Lekwiltok
Date: 1906 Sept. 23

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: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1901 Apr. 12
Identifier(s): text:64933
Description: Wrote Kawadelekala story of Dzawada̱ʼenuxw . Bought some masks that belong to that story. Sending them and some that belong to Nalanokomgelakw story. Visited caves but found little of interest. Heading to Knight Inlet tomorrow to visit other caves.
Creator: Hunt, Georgeet al
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Dzawada'enuxw; Nuu-chah-nulth; Nootka Indians; Da'naxda'xw; Lekwiltok; Awa'etłala
Date: 1901 Apr. 12