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Lummi Tribe
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Salmon Woman and her children
First Salmon Ceremony
Mythological Creatures
They went in the direction they originally came with Raven. She vowed to never bring her children to a place they are not wanted or appreciated.
Northwest Coastal Tribes
This rite is a community affair in honoring the life of the salmon.
- Xe'las: The Changer. A transformer figure who has the power to change people, animals, and landscapes into various forms; which in turns brings balance to the world.
- Raven: He not only helps people, but he also has a trickster spirit. Many stories he's in has to do with his playful behavior which tends to get him into trouble.
- Mink: Trickster character in the Straits Salish culture. He is in many stories with the Raven, more often the protagonist. Compare the two and Mink is the more negative one.
- Basket Ogress: Giant cannibal monster. She takes human children and carries them off in her massive pack basket.
Ceremony to respect the gift that the
Salmon Woman provides them:
the sacrifice of her salmon children.
A Little Backgroud
Kulshan and his two wives
They are the people of the Southern British Columbia and the northernmost coast of Washington State.
Their protein- rich diet consisted primarily of salmon, trout, shellfish, elk, deer and other wild life.
Techniques used to catch salmon is known as
reef-netting.
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