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Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1909 Apr. 6
Identifier(s): text:121446
Description: Received funds from Sargent for purchasing baskets. If going to southern Interior Salish region will not go over to eastern parts such as Coeur d'Alene, but work from Nespelem, focus on Columbia, Sanpoil, Yakama, Chelan band of Columbia Salish. Describes route to get there and back, including planned stop at mouth of Kootenay River to collect vocabulary of Lakes (Sinixt) dialect of Colville, and returning via Similkameen. Will look for "American Thompson." Has new information on them, including from a man at Lytton and others described. Has recorded several thousand Nlaka'pamux words, and will have numerous texts soon. Will make short excursion for more info on basketry. More info on funding needs. Yakama; Sanpoil; Columbia; Chelan; Colville; Nlaka'pamux; Thompson; Lakes; Sinixt
Subject: Yakama; Sanpoil; Wenatchi; Chelan; Colville; Nlaka'pamux; Sinixt
Date: 1909 Apr. 6

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1908 June 17
Identifier(s): text:121437
Description: Letter from Nespelem, Colville Reservation. Visited Fort Spokane on Spokane Reservation. Mentions names of Indian Service agents met. Could not do much work there. Work at Colville has been productive; Indians interested in the work, glad the information is being recorded. Nez Perce and Yakama people asked that Teit do the same for them as for the Salish tribes. Many very knowledgable elders. Great potential for future work. Collected lengthy vocabularies of Sinkiuse-Columbia, Colville, Sanpoil. Has same for Okanagan, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene. Also has information on boundaries of same and how they have changed over time. Provides detailed discussion of these boundaries in this letter. Sanpoil; Okanagan; Syilx; Spokane; Coeur d'Alene; Colville; Yakama; Sinkiuse-Columbia; Sinixt; Lake; Wenatchi;
Subject: Sanpoil; Syilx; Coeur d'Alene; Spokane; Colville; Yakama; Sinixt; Wenatchi
Date: 1908 June 17

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1915 Apr. 7
Identifier(s): text:121883
Subject: Syilx; Stuwix; Sanpoil; Colville; Sinixt; Dene; Coeur d'Alene; Wenatchi
Date: 1915 Apr. 7

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1908 July 28
Identifier(s): text:121440
Description: Sending manuscript of Salishan comparative vocabularies, including "Lillooet, Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagon, San Poil, Colville, Columbia, Spokane, & Coeur d'Alene." Describes plans to record more words in the future. Notes possibility of elaborating information on word construction and how sound changes have caused differentiation. Planning to write down Lakes dialect and Pend d'Oreille word list. Enclosing also a list of tribal names and a map of Washington showing "earlier disposition" of tribal territories, as well as notes on this. Hoping to continue such research. Twenty baskets on hand from last 2 years of work. St'at'imc; Nlaka'pamux; Secwepemc; Okanagan; Sanpoil; Colville; Columbia; Spokane; Coeur d'Alene; Pend d'Oreiile; Lakes; Sinixt; Lillooet; Thompson; Shuswap; Syilx
Subject: St'at'imc; Nlaka'pamux; Secwepemc; Syilx; Sanpoil; Colville; Wenatchi; Spokane; Coeur d'Alene; Kalispel; Sinixt
Date: 1908 July 28

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1908 June 26
Identifier(s): text:121438
Description: Incomplete letter, containing numbered pages 1-4, 11-12, 14, 22-23. Missing pages either discarded by Boas or interspersed with other materials by Teit. Returned from trip to south. Discusses funding. Heading to Cassiar for August through November. Returning to Nlaka'pamux linguistic work in winter, and can continue work on southern groups in April. Detailed info on "Lake Colville" (Sinixt) people. Plans to collect vocabulary there and maybe a bark canoe. May get specimens among Kalispel. Will then go to Coeur d'Alene, skipping the Spokane. Will collect Kalispel vocabulary. Discusses kekule houses, similarities and details among Salish and Sahaptin. Will not go to Wenatchi or Flatheads. Can get clothing examples. Colville; Sanpoil; Nespelem; Nlaka'pamux; Thompson; Sahaptin; Tahltan; Kaska; Carrier; Dakleh; Tshilhqot'in; Chilcotin; Sinixt; Kalispel; Coeur d'Alene; Spokane; Wenatchi;
Subject: Tahltan; Colville; Sanpoil; Nlaka'pamux; Sahaptin; Kaska; Dakelh; Tshilhqot'in; Sinixt; Kalispel; Coeur d'Alene; Spokane; Wenatchi
Date: 1908 June 26

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1913 Feb. 24
Identifier(s): text:121724
Subject: Syilx; Coeur d'Alene; Kalispel; Séliš; Sanpoil; Stuwix; Sinixt; Nlaka'pamux; Secwepemc; St'at'imc; Blackfoot
Date: 1913 Feb. 24

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1908 Nov. 20
Identifier(s): text:121442
Description: Returned from hunting trip in Cassiar area. Received from dead letter office the comparative vocabularies he had sent to Boas of Lillooet, Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan, San Poil, Colville, Columbia, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene; a map of territories of each (forwarded in August). In Cassiar, wrote down Tahltan stories. Talks about a guide named Adset, who knows Tahltan, and some Kaska, Nahanni, and Cree. Teit wrote down info from him on boundaries of these groups. Northern BC clearer to Teit now. More discussion of Adset and his life and knowledge of stories. Mentions Rev. Dr. Inglio of Telegraph Creek. Carrier; Dakelh; St'at'imc; Lillooet; Nlaka'pamux; Thompson; Secwepemc; Shuswap; Okanagan; Syilx; Sanpoil; Colville; Columbia; Spokane; Coeur d'Alene; Tahltan; Kaska; Nahanni; Cree; Teslin; Cree; Liard; Inland Tlingit
Subject: Dakelh; St'at'imc; Nlaka'pamux; Secwepemc; Sylix; Sanpoil; Colville; Tahltan; Wenatchi; Spokane; Coeur d'Alene; Kaska; Dene; Cree
Date: 1908 Nov. 20

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1909 June 28
Identifier(s): text:121548
Subject: Kalispel; Sinixt; Sanpoil; Wenatchi; Coeur d'Alene; Nlaka'pamux; Secwepemc; Colville; Spokane; St'at'imc; Cree
Date: 1909 June 28

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas, 1909 July 31
Identifier(s): text:297396
Subject: Séliš; Nlaka'pamux; Wenatchi; Wishram; Sanpoil; Sinixt; Kalispel; Secwepemc; Coeur d'Alene; Nez Perce
Date: 1909-07-31

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1914 Aug. 6
Identifier(s): text:121876
Subject: Coeur d'Alene; Syilx; Nlaka'pamux; Séliš; Dene; Sinixt; Sanpoil; Colville; Nlaka'pamux; Secwepemc; Wenatchi; Chelan; Kalispel; Spokane; Sahaptin
Date: 1914 Aug. 6

Title: Teit, James A.: To Boas. 1911 June 22
Identifier(s): text:121711
Subject: Chehalis; Cowlitz; Nisqually; Cowlitz; Willapa; Syilx; Coeur d'Alene; Kalispel; Sanpoil; Klallam; Lummi
Date: 1911 June 22

Title: Map (4) Eastern Washington--Approximate Boundaries Interior Salish tribes about 1825 to 1855.
Identifier(s): graphics:6288
Description: Hand-colored and annotated map delineating distribution of [as spelled] Northern group (Thompson), Central or Okanagon group (Okanagon, Lake, Colville, Sans Poil), Eastern or Flathead group (Kalispel, Spokane), Columbia, Coeur d’Alene, Sahaptin tribes, Cayuse about 1850, Cayuse claimed by some about 1860 or earlier to be old boundaries of Cayuse, Kootenay, territory claimed by some Spokane, and approx. boundaries of Spokane divisions. Annotated portions of map also include westernmost Idaho and southernmost British Columbia.; Base map: “Rand McNally & Co.’s Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shippers’ Guide of Washington...." (c) 1910. Scale 15 miles = 1 inch.
Subject: Washington (State)--Maps; Idaho--Maps; Oregon--Maps; British Columbia--Maps; Cayuse Indians; Chelan Indians; Coeur d'Alene Indians; Colville Indians; Kalispel Indians; Klikitat Indians; Kootenai Indians; Methow Indians; Nez Percé Indians; Ntlakyapamuk Indians; Paloos Indians; Sanpoil Indians; Senijextee Indians; Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Spokane Indians; Umatilla Indians; Walla Walla Indians; Wenatchi Indians; Yakama Indians; Nlaka'pamux