# Inspector task sheet

Kaieteur: the chief’s sacrifice and the other naming story

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Kaieteur: the chief’s sacrifice and the other naming story, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Retrieve the 1876 text and later linguistic discussions, noting informants, spellings and translation. Compare contemporary Patamona-attributed versions with consent and provenance. Trace educational and tourism copying separately. Keep the physical waterfall’s geological history distinct from its narrative name.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare narrator attribution and language in the original records before judging priority. Trace the motif through dated publications and attributable community accounts. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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