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Wikipedia offers this account of how the Dakelh came to be called "Carriers":According to noted anthropologist Antonia Mills, the term "Carrier" was derived from the mortuary tradition of carrying the husband's ashes back to the main traditional village site, where a potlatch would be held acknowledging the passing of the individual and dealing with redistributing his property.
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Wikipedia offers this account of how the Dakelh came to be called "Carriers":According to noted anthropologist Antonia Mills, the term "Carrier" was derived from the mortuary tradition of carrying the husband's ashes back to the main traditional village site, where a potlatch would be held acknowledging the passing of the individual and dealing with redistributing his property.
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If there was a Salishan language in as good shape as Dakelh that would be the obvious choice.
alexz commented on the word Dakelh
A native language in the Prince George area of British Columbia.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dakelh-nakazdli-language-app-camp-1.4459256
"Growing up, she said, her father would occasionally speak to her in the Nak'azdli dialect of the Dakelh language historically spoken in central B.C., even though he wasn't fluent."
January 1, 2018