karkhayahouchak

Updated: July 29, 2026

This contribution to science was secured by Captain Henning, an agent of the company, who has long resided at Ounalaska. In his transactions with the Indians he learned that tradition among the Aleuts assigned Kagamale, the island in question, as the last resting-place of a great chief, known as Karkhayahouchak.

H. C. (Harry Crécy) Yarrow - An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians