The majority of Kwak'wala-language texts published by Franz Boas were composed by George Hunt, born to a British father & a Tlingit mother at Fort Rupert, British Columbia. His Kwak'wala contains errors, & some modern Kwak'wala speakers cannot understand it. These facts raise questions about the reliability of Hunt's materials. However, investigation into his family, personal, & linguistic history, & issues of style & language change, shows that despite his foreign origins, Hunt became a cultural expert & an important figure in Kwakwaka'wakw society, & he spoke Kwak'wala fluently & for the most part correctly. 4 Tables, 43 References. Adapted from the source document