. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL. 301 STASAOS-LANAS STEATITE 635 Stasaos-lanas {Stasa^os Wnas, 'people of Stasaos coast'). A Haida family of the Eagle clan that received its name from a strip of coast along the n. side of the chan- nel between the largest two of the Ciueen Charlotte ids., Brit. Col. Probably they were originally a part of the Kaiahl-lanas, with whom thev used to go about.—Swan- ton, Cont. Haida, 274, 1905. Stashum {Sta-fiJnnn). A former Lummi village on Waldron Wash.—Gibbs, Clallam and Lummi, 39, 1863. Statannyik {SkVtu)iny7k, 'many ants'). A Pima village on the s. bank of the
. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL. 301 STASAOS-LANAS STEATITE 635 Stasaos-lanas {Stasa^os Wnas, 'people of Stasaos coast'). A Haida family of the Eagle clan that received its name from a strip of coast along the n. side of the chan- nel between the largest two of the Ciueen Charlotte ids., Brit. Col. Probably they were originally a part of the Kaiahl-lanas, with whom thev used to go about.—Swan- ton, Cont. Haida, 274, 1905. Stashum {Sta-fiJnnn). A former Lummi village on Waldron Wash.—Gibbs, Clallam and Lummi, 39, 1863. Statannyik {SkVtu)iny7k, 'many ants'). A Pima village on the s. bank of the Gila, s. Ariz., between Vaaki (Casa Blanca) and Huchiltchik. It may be identical with Hormiguero (q. v.). Sta'tannyik.—Russell in 26th Rep. B. A. E., 23, 1908. Staw-to-nik,—Dudley in Ind. Aff. Rep. 1871, 58,1872. Stotonik.—ten Kate cited by Gatschet, MS., B. A. E., XX, 199, 1888. Stature. See Anatomy. Stawas-haidagai (Stfawd^s xd^-idaga-i, 'witch people'). A Haida family of the Eagle clan. While these people were living near the Kogahl-lanas the screech- owls {st.'ao) were heard to call so much from their side of the creek that a boy in the town opposite said they ought to be called 'Witch people' {Sffcnvd^s xd'- ida^a-i). This story was probably told to alleviate the application of a rather harsh name. They had the same traditional origin as the Kona-kegawai, Djiguaahl- lanas, and Kaiahl-lanas. AH of them lived in the town of Cumshewa, which was owned by their chief. There were three local subdivisions, the Heda-haida- gai, Sa-haidagai, and Kahligua-haida- gai.—Swanton, Cont. Haida, 273, 1905. Steatite. A soft, tough, talcose rock, commonly called soapstone, occurring in massive bodies in connection with other metamorphic rocks, and much used by the Indian tribes N. of Mexico for implements, utensils, and ornaments. Itwas employed for the manufacture of cooking utensils be- cause of its resistance to the destructive action of lire, and for various minor uten- sils
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