The Thunder Bird Tootooch Legends: Folk Tales Of The Indian Tribes Of The Pacific Nortwest Coast Indians

CONTENTS

PREFACE

FOREWORD

THE TRANSITION OF TOTEMISM

INDIAN BASKETS

THE ARISTOCRATIC ABORIGINES

STICK GAME

THE THUNDER BIRD

EENA, THE BEAVER

OL-HIYO, THE SEAL

KUTZE-CE-TE-UT, THE WOOD WORM

KEE-WAR-KOW, THE SUN

SISUITH OR SE-SOOK, THE TWO-HEADED SNAKE

THE ILL-JOW

HO-XHOK, (HO-HOOK), THE CRANE

SHWAH KUK, THE FROG

CHEE-CHE-KA, THE MINK

LE-LOO, THE WOLF

WOLALEE, THE SALMON

CHET-WOOT, THE BEAR

MEN-A-MOOKS, THE OTTER SPIRIT

PI-CHIKAMIN, THE GIFT COPPER

"PROPERTY WOMAN OR GREAT GRANDMOTHER"

SLAG’AME, THE BUTTERFLY

SHAMAN, THE MEDICINE MAN

CHAK-CHAK, THE EAGLE

KWEL-KWEL, THE OWL

SKAM-M, THE HALIBUT

WELALA, THE MOUNTAIN SPIRIT

QUIL-TUM-TUM

KWAIE’TEK, THE SEA GULL

MATEEH, THE GOAT

SKANA, THE BLACK FISH

HE’-E-TLIK, THE LIGHTNING SNAKE

EH-KOLIE, THE WHALE

THE YOUNG RAVEN

KUUMA, THE BULL HEAD

GAL-QUITH, THE COD FISH

MAHT-MAHT, THE DUCK

QA-YEL, THE GREAT RAVEN

THE THUNDER BIRD TOTEM POLE

THE SHADOW PEOPLE AND THE RAVEN

CHIEF SISA-KAULA'S TOTEM POLE

STORY OF THE MINK (BORN-TO-BE-IN-THE-SUN)

SIWASH ROCK

THE THUNDER BIRD TOTEM POLE