"...Buttoning up the southern boundary of the Yakimas from that viewpoint, amount of fish consumed, names of adjoining tribes etc."
Date
1954-01-14
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Abstract
"If you think someone you might know at Smithsonian would be interested in seeing the photos, by all means show them the pictures, since I am specializing in sculptures of the last of the various races, and if I get the proper casting facilities, will make two casts of each head. If Smithsonian would paint or finish the casts and pay the freight, I'd estimate 30 to 50 pounds per head, I think in time I would have: Puck Hyah Toot, the descendant of Smowhala and one of the last pure blooded Wanapums; Tommy Thompson, one of the last legitimate chiefs in Eastern Washington, and he says one of 16 surviving Wyampums; the old woman living up river of the nearly extinct tribe, and a Dog Woman Indian woman, who with a son and daughter, part bloods, are the last surviving Dog River Indians who lived at Hood River, Ore."
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2 sheets 8.5 x 11 inch carbon copy of original, which was sent to recipient. Typed.
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Keywords
Jim, Kiutus, Thompson, Tommy Chief, Smohalla, Puck Hyah Toot