Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Hero name "Ikanam" | Chinook | A kind being who touched up the coyote's crude essays with a sharp stone, opening the eyes of men, and giving their hands and feet the powers of movement. He also acted as a "culture-hero," introducing the first arts. The Chinook, Oregon / Washington |
Goddess name "Quootis Hooi" | Chinook | Creator goddess who hatched mankind from thunderbird eggs. Chinook |
Spirit name "Wah Kah Nee" | Chinook | A sacred being, able to walk unprotected, even barefoot, through the Winter and to communicate with its spirits, asking for the return of the Sunshine to warm her people. Chinook |