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- Depositor
- Karen Dykes
- Date Uploaded
- 2021-12-08
- Date Modified
- 2021-12-08
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- The Indians used to bury their
malefactors on this Island instead
of in the same trees as their other
dead. up to 50 years ago these Indians used
tree burial. Then they adopted burial in 4 ft [foot]
boxes, breaking the thigh bones so as
to fit. The coffins we found were
at least 5 ft [feet] long.
Opitsat Indians.
Kitamat Indians on the p [words crossed out] Vargas
Island.
This rock had sallal [salal] - one or
two small firs + various
weeds + grass as vegetation
The microtus had well worn
runways through the grass.
The rock is not quite separated
at low tide, but lies about 100
yds [yards] from the west side of
Knockers Island + separated by
mud flats at low tide.
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