 The oral clan histories ("adawx") he tells include narrations of the coming of Gispwudwada people to Kitselas Canyon and intersect with the exploits of Tsimshian Laxsgiik (Eagle clan) chiefs such as Ligeex of the Gispaxlo'ots and Gitxon of Kitselas.The word "medeek" ("midiik") is the Tsimshian word for grizzly-bear, one of the crests ("totems") of Wright's branch of the Gispwudwada.