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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: 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: 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