Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 242 pages of information about Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico.

Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 242 pages of information about Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico.

  A. Northern group:  B. Pacific group:  C. Southern group: 

Ah-tena.            [vA]ta[va]kut.                  Arivaipa. 
Kaiyuh-khotana.      Chasta Costa.             Chiricahua. 
Kcaltana.            Chetco.                   Coyotero. 
K’naia-khotana.      Dakube tedeFaraone.       Gileno. 
Koyukukhotana.        (on Applegate Creek).   Jicarilla. 
Kutchin.             Euchre Creek.             Lipan. 
Montagnais.          Hupa.                     Llanero. 
Montagnards.         K[va]lts’erea tunn[ve].         Mescalero. 
Nagailer.            Kenesti or Wailakki.      Mimbreno. 
Slave.               Kwalhioqua.               Mogollon. 
Sluacus-tinneh.      Kwa[t]ami.                  Na-isha. 
Taculli.             Micikqwutme tunn[ve].        Navajo. 
Tahl-tan (1).        Mikono tunn[ve].             PinalCoyotero. 
Unakhotana.          Owilapsh.                 Tch[ve]kun. 
Qwinctunnetun.            Tchishi. 
Saiaz. 
Taltuctun tude.
(on Galice Creek). 
Tceme (Joshuas). 
Tc[ve]tl[ve]stcan tunn[ve]. 
Terwar. 
Tlatscanai. 
Tolowa. 
Tutu tunn[ve].

Population.—­The present number of the Athapascan family is about 32,899, of whom about 8,595, constituting the Northern group, are in Alaska and British North America, according to Dall, Dawson, and the Canadian Indian-Report for 1888; about 895, comprising the Pacific group, are in Washington, Oregon, and California; and about 23,409, belonging to the Southern group, are in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Indian Territory.  Besides these are the Lipan and some refugee Apache, who are in Mexico.  These have not been included in the above enumeration, as there are no means of ascertaining their number.

Northern group.—­This may be said to consist of the following: 
  Ah-tena (1877) 364? 
  Ai-yan (1888) 250
  Al-ta-tin (Sicannie) estimated (1888) 500
    of whom there are at Fort Halkett (1887) 73
    of whom there are at Fort Liard (1887) 78
  Chippewyan, Yellow Knives, with a few Slave and Dog Rib
    at Fort Resolution 469
  Dog Rib at Fort Norman 133
  Dog Rib, Slave, and Yellow Knives at Fort Rae 657
  Hare at Fort Good Hope 364
  Hare at Fort Norman 103
  Kai-yuh-kho-tana (1877), Koyukukhotana (1877),
    and Unakhotana (1877) 2,000? 
  K’nai-a Khotana (1880) 250? 
  Kutchin and Bastard Loucheux at Fort Good Hope 95
  Kutchin at Peel River and La Pierre’s House 337
  Kutchin on the Yukon (six tribes)

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