[44] The word used for rainbow here, qwē′stᴀl, seems to mean “cloud cliff” or “sky cliff.” It is not the common word for rainbow, which is taol. [↑]
[45] That is, the carving on it sang. [↑]
[46] Each of these speeches contains a sarcastic reference to the destruction of Qî′ñgi’s people. [↑]
[47] Probably Platichthys stellatus, Pallas; Haida skᴀ′ndal. [↑]
[49] These were feminine genitalia. [↑]
[50] Supernatural beings were unable to bear the odor of urine, the blood of a menstruant woman, or anything associated with these. [↑]
[51] The people of the Raven clan, to which Raven’s sister necessarily belonged, were thought to have better morals than the Eagle people. [↑]
[52] I was unable to get my interpreters to tell me what these words were, but they are contained in stories taken down on this coast in previous years. [↑]