Koasati Traditional Narratives

The Narrators

1 Aykisá ‘clan’. xi The Narrators Bel Abbey (1916—1991) Kawaknasí aykisá.1 Grandson of Jefferson Abbey; great-grandson of John Abbey Martin Abbey (1896—1991) Fi:tó aykisá. Son of Jefferson Abbey; grandson of John Abbey Ellisor Battise (1881—1943) Hapí aykisá. Married to paternal aunt of Ruth Poncho Solomon Battise (1911—2003) Nokkó aykisá. Son of Ellisor Battise; son-in-law of Martin Abbey George Henry (1854—ca.1925) Nokkó aykisá. Great-grandfather of Sam Thompson Martha John (1908—1994) Kawaknasí aykisá. First cousin of Bel Abbey Ed John (1909—1986) Nitá aykisá. Step-brother/cousin of Martha John Azilie Langley (1883—1975) Cahtá aykisá. Sister-in-law of Jackson Langley Bertney Langley (1951— ) Kawaknasí aykisá. Grandson of Jackson Langley by his third wife; nephew of Bel Abbey Jackson Langley (1873—1941) Fi:tó aykisá. Son of Selin Williams; brother-in-law of Sam Thompson’s grandfather. Asa Poncho (1900—1985) Kowí aykisá. Grandson of John Abbey; nephew of Jefferson Abbey; father-in-law of Ruth Poncho xii NARRATORS Ruth Poncho (1923—1991) Fi:tó aykisá. Sister-in-law of Bel Abbey; daughter-in-law of Asa Poncho Sam Thompson (1927—1998) Nokkó aykisá. Brother-in-law of Bel Abbey; great-grandson of George Henry Selin Williams (1836—1917) Fi:tó aykisá. Mother of Jackson Langley; sister-in-law of John Abbey Myrna Wilson (1945— ) Fi:tó aykisá. Daughter of Bel Abbey; niece of Ruth Poncho ...