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Teit, James Alexander 1864-1922
birth: April 15, 1864
death: October 30, 1922
Ethnologist
James Teit, a Scotsman, was married to Lucy Antko, a Nlaka'pamux. He impressed Franz Boas with his detailed knowledge of Northwest Coast Peoples. Teit wrote on the Nlaka'pamux, Lillooet, and Shuswap groups. He gathered and prepared material for publication from the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, extensive surveys on Salish and Athapascan tribes