Tales of Kitamaat
Subtitle: a selection of legends, folk stories, and customs of the Haisla people, a branch of the Kwakiutl Indian language-group who live on the west coast of British Columbia.
By: Illustrated by Vincent Haddelsey.
Edition: [4th ed.
Publisher: Northern Sentinel Press
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Kitimat, B.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Kwakiutl Indians -- Folklore.
Table of contents: title: Legends: Weegit; title: an introduction. Legend of the moon. Weegit discovers halibut hooks. Weegit's stones. Why the bullhead's body is tapered. Weegit's spring. Weegit and the tide woman.; title: Children's stories: Porcupine and beaver. Why the bat flies only at night. Why the dog chases the deer. Why the tail of the deer is short. Mr Northwind.; title: Kitamaat heroes: The story of Hunclee-qualas or the founding of Kitamaat. Jasee.; title: Folklore: Chilakoons. How the Chilakoons came to Kitamaat. Numas. Katsilanoo meets Captain Vancouver. Taboos and sayings.; title: Life in bygone days: Kitamaat life prior to 1876. Gathering and preserving food. Clothing. First missionary. Monsters of Kitamaat. Determining the weather. Determining the seasons.