James Teit writing in CJ

Tue Aug 31 09:59:50 UTC 2004

Hey, this guy Teit is great ... he says the placename of Spuzzum
was not of CJ origin. It was Spo'zem or ("little flat") in the
Lower Thompson language. Got me!

Teit, James Alexander. _The Thompson Indians of British Columbia_
Ed. Boas, Franz. American Museum of Natural History. Jesup North
Pacific Expedition. 1900.

-- Leanne (http://timetemple.com)

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