[7] Those who had killed the man. [↑]
[8] See “[War between the people of Kloo and the people of Ninstints],” note [14]. [↑]
[9] Probably means “mentioned” or “talked of.” [↑]
[10] Either to be understood in a contrary sense or, more probably, indicating that she belonged to too high a family to be injured with impunity. [↑]
[11] All this is explained in the story of “[Sacred-one-standing-and-moving, Stone-ribs, and Upward].” [↑]
[12] “Hair-seal-low-tide,” meaning the town where there are plenty of hair seal visible at low tide. It was formerly a town of the Xā′gi-lā′nas, but lay on the extreme border of Ninstints territory, on Lyell island, near the northern end of Darwin sound. [↑]
[13] The Skidegate chief; see the preceding story. [↑]
[14] Each family had its own list of canoe names. [↑]