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Kwakiutl Indian Bands,
Gens and Clans
Many tribes have sub-tribes, bands, gens,
clans and phratry. Often very little
information is known or they no longer
exist. We have included them here to
provide more information about the tribes.
Gamgamtelatl. A gens of the Tenaktok, a Kwakiutl tribe.
Guetela (northern people). A sept of the true Kwakiutl
which formerly formed one tribe with the Komoyue, but separated on account of
some quarrel. The clans are Maamtagyila, Kukwakum, Gyeksem, Laalaksentaio, and
Sisintlae. They now live at Ft Rupert, Brit. Col.
Guetela. A clan of the Wikeno, a Kwakiutl tribe.
Gyagyilakya (G·ēg·g:ilak·a,
always wanting to kill people). A gens of the Tsawatenok, a Kwakiutl tribe. Boas
in Rep. Nat. Mus., 331, 1895.
Gyekolekoa (G·ēg’ō′lgEoa).
A gens of the Koskimo, a Kwakiutl tribe. Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus., 329, 1895.
Gyeksem (chiefs). The principal gens in the following
Kwakiutl tribes and septs: Koskimo, Nakomgyilisala, Tlatlasikoala, Nakoaktok,
Guetela, Walaskwakiutl, Matilpe, Tenaktak, Hahuamis, and Wiwekae.
Gyeksemsanatl (G·ē′xsEms’anaL,
highest chiefs). A gens of the Koskimo, a Kwakiutl tribe. Boas in Rep. Nat.
Mus., 329, 1895.
Gyigyekemae (G·ī′g·Eqemaē,
chiefs ). A gens of the Tsawatenok, a Kwakiutl tribe. Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus.,
331, 1895.
Gyigyilkam (those who receive first). A gens, or
gentes, having the same name, in the following Kwakiutl tribes and septs:
Wikeno, Tlatlasikoala, Goasila, Komoyue sept of the true Kwakiutl, Koeksotenok,
Tlauitsis, Nimkish, Awaitlala, Guauaenok, Hahuamis, Wiwekae sept of the
Lekwiltok.
Haaialikyauae (Haai′alik·auaē,
'the shamans'). A gens of the Hahuamis, a Kwakiutl tribe. Boas in Rep. Nat.
Mus., 331, 1895.
Haailakyemae (the shamans) A gens of the Kwakiutl
proper, found among the Komoyue and Matilpe subdivisions.
Haanatlenok (the archers). A gens of the Komoyue, a
subdivision of the Kwakiutl.
Hahamatses (old mats). A subdivision or sept of the
Lekwiltok, a Kwakiutl tribe. They received their name because they were slaves
of the Wiwekae sept. Recently they have taken the name of Walitsum, the great
ones. Pop. 53 in 1901, 43 in 1904.
Hahekolatl (Hä′héqolaL,
descendants of Hakolatl). A subdivision of the Lalauitlela, a gens of the
Tlatlasikoala (q. v.), a Kwakiutl tribe. Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus., 332, 1895.
Haisla (Xa-islá).
One of the three Kwakiutl dialectic divisions, embracing the Kitamat (Haisla
proper) and the Kitlope. Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus., 328, 1895.
Hamanao (Xámanâô).
A gens of the Quatsino tribe of the Kwakiutl, q. v. Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus.,
329, 1895.
Hawmanao (Xâmanâô).
A gens of the Quatsino, a Kwakiutl tribe. Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus. for 1895,
329.
Hehametawe (Hē′ha’mē′tawē,
'descend ants of Hametawe'). A subdivision of the Laalaksentaio, a Kwakiutl
gens. Boas in Rep. Nat. Mus. for 1895, 332.
Helikilika. An ancestor of a gens of the Nakomgilisala
tribe of Kwakiutl. Boas in Petermanns Mitt., pt. 5, 131, 1887.
Henakyalaso (Hē′nakyalasō).
An ancestor of a gens of the Kwakiutl tribe Tlatlasikoala, after whom it was
some times called. Boas in Petermanns Mitt., pt. 5, 131, 1887.
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