Chilula

Groups of Chilula Indians lived in hamlets scattered throughout the area, each containing about thirty people. The Chilula originally had at least 20 villages. Alfred Kroeber identified the locations and names of 18 of these; his spellings are in parentheses. • kʼinaʼ-xontah-ding (Kinahontahding) • kinyiqʼi-kyoh-mingwah (Kingyukyomunga) • łichʼiwh-ʼinahwh-ding (Hlichuhwinauhwding) • mis-meʼ (Misme) • noleh-ding (Noleding) • qʼa꞉ xis-tah-ding (Kahustahding) • qʼayliwh-tah-ding (Kailuhwtahding) • qʼungʼ-kyoh-layʼ (Kingkyolai) • sikinchwin-mitah-ding (Sikinchwungmitahding) • to꞉nʼ-dinun-ding (Tondinunding) • tsʼin-sila꞉-ding (Tsinsilading) • xontehł-meʼ (Hontetlme) • xowuni-qʼit (Howunakut) • yinuqi-no꞉mitseʼ-ding (Yinukanomitseding) • yitseʼni-ningʼay-qʼit (Yisiningʼaikut) • (Kailuhwchengetlding) • (Tlochime) • (Tlocheke) Most of these settlements were on the east side of Redwood Creek. It was sunnier there and the trees less dense. The Chilulas also had temporary camps on Bald Hills, where they stayed during the summer and fall. They usually chose sites high on a ridge near a cool brook or stream. The Chilula's permanent homes in Redwood Creek basin were square structures made of redwood slabs. Small pieces of leftover wood were used to make drum frames, medicine boxes, and other items. The houses were built over dug-out pits. A notched plank served as a stairway leading down to them. Near the pit's center, a scooped-out area bordered by stones was used for fire. ==Legacy==