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(58) Wilt-wil-luk, lived near Rainier, Columbia county, Oregon.

(59) Ye-huk, lived just above the Cascades on the Columbia river.

IV. KALAPOOIAN

The Kalapooian families occupied the Willamette valley above the falls. They practiced the flattening of the head, and lived on game and roots.

A. The following tribes are known to belong to this division:

(1) Ahant-chu-yuk, lived on Pudding river, a tributary of the Willamette river. Oregon.

(2) At-ful-a-tu (or Tu-al-a-ti), on the Tualitin river and vicinity in Wash- ington county, Oregon.

(3) Cal-a-poo-ya, occupied the watershed between the Umpqua and Willam- ette rivers in Lane and Douglas counties, Oregon.

(4) Che-la-nie-la, lived on Long Tom creek, a tributary of the Willamette river, in Lane and Benton counties, Oregon.

(5) Che-pe-na-fa, lived at the forks of St. Mary's river near Corvallis, Ben- ton county, Oregon.

(6) Lak-imdt, lived on the Lakmuit (Luckiamute) river, a tributary of the Willamette, in Polk county, Oregon.

(7) San-ti-am, lived on the Santiam river, Linn county, Oregon.

(8) Yam-ti, lived on the Yamhill river, Yamhill county, Oregon.

(9) Y on-kal-la, lived on Elk creek and Calapooya creek in Douglas county, Oregon.

B. The following tribes are supposed to have also belonged to the Kalapoo- ian family :

(1) Che-ma-pho, is mentioned in the Dayton treaty of 1855 as a Kalapooian band.

(2) Che-mc-ke-ias, is supposed to have lived near Salem, Marion county, Oregon.

(4) Chil-ly-Chan-dizc, lived on the Willamette river (Ross' Adventures, p. 236, 1847).

(5) Lai>-tam-hif, lived on the ]\Iohawk river. Lane county, Oregon.

(6) Leesh-te-losh, lived near the headwaters of the Willamette river, Ore- gon.

(7) Pee-you, lived on the Willamette river, Oregon.

(8) Shee-hees, is mentioned by Ross (Adventures, p. 236, 1849).

(9) Shook-an-y, mentioned by Ross (Adventures, p. 236, 1849).

(10) Win-ne-fel-ly, tribe participated in the Dayton treaty of 1855.

V. KIT-U-N-A-HAN

(1) The upper Kute-nai (or Kit-o-naqua) (Kootenais).

(2) The Lower Ku-te-nai (or Ako-qtl-at-l-go).

These tribes lived mostly in British Columbia, but also in Northern Idaho and the Northwestern corner of Mo