Mentions May 20 letter. Interested in info in it on "Arrow-Lake band" (Sinixt.) Says this info agrees with what he recorded in Revelstoke. Sinixt; Lakes; Spokane; Okanagan; Syilx
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
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;
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
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;
