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The Origin of the People of Damelahamid
  • Edited by: Kenneth B. Harris and Frances M. Robinson
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1974
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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.'

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Chief Kenneth Harris (translator) inherited the title Hagbegwatku, "first-born of the nation," from his uncle Chief Arthur McDames who recorded the tapes from which these translations have been made.

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    Front Matter

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    Contents

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    Introduction

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    Foreword

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  • In the Beginning
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    The Two Villages

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    The Two Survivors and the Search for a Husband

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    The Happenings in Heaven

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    The Gambling Game

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    The Birth of Damelahamid

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  • People of Damelahamid
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    The Fatal Game

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    The First Punishment of Damelahamid

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    Meeting the Spirits

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    The Journey Home

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  • People of Damelahamid
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    Strange Feasts

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    The Flood

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    The Medeek

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  • Move to Kitsekucla
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    The Big Snowfall

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    Adventures of Two Sisters

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    Moving of Many People

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    Lo-tres-kū’s Story

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  • The Origin of the Thunderbird, Twe Tjea-Adku
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    The Origin of the Thunderbird, Twe tjea-adku

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  • The Origin of the Killer Whale
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    Gudeloch and the Princess

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    Gooch nach no emgit Finds a Bride

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    The Kidnapping

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  • The Origin of Weeget and Quiskex
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    Strange Journeys

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    Weeget and the Water

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  • How the People of Damelahamid First Brought Their form of Civilization to the Queen Charlotte Islands
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    The Strange Pregnancy

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    Return to Damelahamid

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    Conclusion

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    Glossary

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    Major Sources

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https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774857994
eBook ISBN: 9780774857994
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