Visitors Who Never Left: The Origin of the People of DamelahamidKenneth B. Harris, Frances M. Robinson These legends, translated by Chief Kenneth Harris, tell of the origin of the Native people who live in the region between the Skeena and Nass rivers of British Columbia. Other stories tell of occurrences particularly significant in the 'history' of the people -- the origins of the 'Killer Whale' and 'Thunderbird Twtjea-adku,' and the revenge of 'Medeek,' the great bear who rose from the lake to punish people for breaking 'the law.' |
Contents
IN THE BEGINNING | 1 |
PEOPLE OF DAMELAHAMID | 25 |
PEOPLE OF DAMELAHAMID | 43 |
MOVE TO KITSEKUCLA | 61 |
THE ORIGIN OF THE THUNDERBIRD TWE TJEAADKU | 75 |
THE ORIGIN OF THE KILLER WHALE | 81 |
THE ORIGIN OF WEEGET AND QUISKEN | 105 |
HOW THE PEOPLE OF DAMELAHAMID FIRST BROUGHT THEIR FORM OF CIVILIZATION TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS | 117 |
CONCLUSION | 127 |
GLOSSARY | 132 |
MAJOR SOURCES | 139 |
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Akagee Analogues animals arrows bear beaver became berries blanket Boas brothers bugs called canoe chief clan dakh Damelahamid daughter Deelepzeb deetai Demdelachu earth emgit father Father-in-Heaven Fireweed gilhast Gisgahast Gitksan Goestella going Goldum tsean Gooch Goodip skan grandmother grizzly bear Gudeloch Gudeloch's wife hae gae hesku Haida Texts hair happened head heard Heaven Hecate Strait House of Hagbegwatku Indian intentionally left blank Ken Harris Ken Harris's killed killer whale Kitsekucla Kitwanga knew Kshian lake Liggeyoan lived Lo-tres-kū looked married Massanal medeek mismah mother mountain goat myths Nass River nochnoch Noelhz noise phratry picked pitch pole pulled punished Queen Charlotte Islands returned to Damelahamid servants sister Skā twa skan milkst Skeena River sleep started story strange Swanton thing tja-hō Tlingit told took tree trout tsim nossik Tsimshian Mythology Twe-tgoi-it tyak village Weeget woman young princess