In the Northwestern region these were particularly important, and among such tribes as the hupa and Yurok the observance of religious purification from contact with the dead, the most essential part of which was the recitation of a certain formula, was the most stringently exacted religious custom.
"The Religion of the Indians of California"
A. L. Kroeber
Their traditions seem to have the peculiar Northwestern qualities perhaps more deeply impressed upon them than even those of their neighbors, the Karok and hupa, especially in regard to the underlying conception of a previous race and its function.
"The Religion of the Indians of California"
A. L. Kroeber
The territory held by the hupa was much less extended than that of their neighbors, and this was no doubt the occasion of their making only one Deerskin and Jumping dance in their valley.
"The Religion of the Indians of California"
A. L. Kroeber
