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bank of the Chilkat, 20 miles from its
mouth, where the swift current con
ccntrntcd IN n single channel forms "A
strong eddy that permits the landing
OF canoes at any stage of the river.
or the five totcmic families that
form the Chilknt-kwan four are resi-
dent here. OF these the kuunuh.H-di,
the sole representative ut the Raven
party Is the one with which this paper
deals. Their legendary history, ~ i'm
aginary and interesting is closely ms
SOCiutcd with the wandcrings and an.
ties of "lchlh." the Raven creator.
while the earliest family traditions are
ccntercd about the south and west
coasts OF the Prince of Wales aud con.
tiguous Islands where at an early pc
riOd they must have lived.
The Whale House.
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1851 the large old communal house
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lne. the principal unr Of which that
ui the hereditary chief. "Nuugh hit'
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