To make certain that K 'amligihahlhaahl granted their wish, Nisga'a sometimes fasted and performed purifying rituals. In one ritual the person lay down without eating any food or drinking any water for seven days. During that whole time the person did not move. After the seven days, he washed his whole body, then combed the right side of his hair and painted the right side of his face with red ochre'. Sometimes, when K 'amligihahlhaahl was slow to give help, the Nisga'a shamed him with insults.
Red ochre is a kind of clay.
K 'amligihahlhaahl is happy when people are clean, generous and kind. K 'amligihahlhaahl deplores murder, adultery, foolishness and talking to no purpose. K 'amligihahlhaahl does not like it when people are noisy at night. When K 'amligihahlhaahl is angry there might be earthquakes, floods or volcanic eruptions. The Volcanic Eruption on the Nass See a slide show of ancient Nisga'a artifacts.