[15] Evidently Bᴀlê′la is landing like a white man. [↑]
[16] Haida name for the white people. [↑]
[17] Supposed to resemble the songs or cries of white people. When they sang the shaman made a motion as if waving his hat, and all followed suit. This has very much the appearance of an imitation of a hearty Yankee or British cheer. The Haida themselves assert that it happened before any whites were seen. [↑]
[18] A little lodge or tent of canoe sails. [↑]
[19] He is now dressed like a white man. [↑]
[20] The story-teller said, “like a bicycle.” [↑]
[21] This sentence is obscure, referring to an adventure of which I have no clue. [↑]
[22] One of the shamans spoken of in the last story. [↑]
[23] Wu′ltcꜝixaiya, the moon’s son, thus seems to have been identified with the Christian deity. [↑]