Stick for pulling limbs down when picking chokecherries (tmɨ́š, k̓ʷɨ́nč, etc.); proposal dance stick decorated with a buckskin fringe and used for the engagement dance. Also pronounced čak̓ilakáwas.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Stick for pulling limbs down when picking chokecherries (tmɨ́š, k̓ʷɨ́nč, etc.); proposal dance stick decorated with a buckskin fringe and used for the engagement dance. Also pronounced čak̓ilakáwas.