Although the information on Hupa villages comes from extremely diverse
sources, there appears to be fair agreement among them. The basic
material comes from Goddard (1903), and this is for the most part
confirmed by Merriam and Curtis (1924, Vol. 13). In fact, Curtis' data
coincide so closely with Goddard's that they may have been derived from
Goddard's report. However, a few of Curtis' facts do not appear in
Goddard's work so we are probably justified in considering them primary.
Besides these sources, there is a list of village names by Powers (1877)
and also a manuscript map prepared by Gibbs in 1852, reproduced here as
pl. 9; the original is in the Bureau of American Ethnology. Although
this map is not particularly accurate and although the village names are
given in Yurok rather than in Hupa, it still has special value since the
number of houses is given for each village and we therefore have a check
on the data presented by Goddard.
In the following lists the sources are thus indicated: Merriam (M),
Goddard (G), and Curtis, 1924, Vol. 13, (C).
_Natinuwhe Villages (map 17)_
1. hon-sah-tung (M). Former village on the E bank of the
Trinity R. at the N end of Hoopa V.
xonsadiñ (G), "deep water place." Near the beginning of the
canyon on the right bank at the N end of the valley.
honsading, "deep pool place" (C). On the E bank of the Trinity
R. at the N end of Hoopa V.
Powers (1877) gives hun-sa-tung and Gibbs gives okenope,
corresponding to oknutl, the Yurok name. Gibbs says there were 9
houses in the village while Goddard shows 11 houses.
[Illustration: Map 17. Villages of the Hupa and South Fork
Hupa (see also map 16).]
2. dakisxankût (G). On the opposite side of the Trinity R.
from xonsadiñ at the base of Bald Hill was a village, the site of
which is now entirely grown up to trees and brush. Goddard shows 7
houses here.
takyishankut (C). On the W bank, opposite honsading.
3. kin-choo-whu-kut (M). On the E side of the Trinity near the
N end of Hoopa V. and just below the mouth of Mill Cr.
kintc[=u]whwikût, "on a nose" (G). This village occupies a
point of land on the E bank just below the mouth of Mill Cr. Eight
houses are shown at this village.
kinchuwhikut, "its nose upon" (C). On the E bank just below
the mouth of Mill Cr.
The Yurok name for this village is merpernertl (Kroeber, 1925).
4. cha-en-ta-ko-ting, "flopped out" (M). Former village on the
W bank of the Trinity R. a little above Socktish Cr.
tceindeqotdiñ, "place where he was dug up" (G). This village
was a short distance below meskût. Its name refers to a well-known
myth (see Goddard, 1904). Goddard shows 12 houses at this village.
cheindekhoting (C), "dug out place." On the W bank between
miskut and the mouth of Socktish Cr.
Powers (1877) gives the name chan-ta-ko-da for this village
and its Yurok name is said to be kererwer (Kroeber, 1925).