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Native Languages of the Americas:
Kwakiutl Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Kwakiutl folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American stories section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Kwakiutls, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Nootka and Heiltsuk tribes are very similar.

Enjoy the stories! If you would like to recommend a Kwakiutl legend for this page or think one of the ones on here should be removed, please contact us and let us know.

Kwakiutl Indian Folklore

*Kwakiutl Tales:
    Collection of Kwakiutl legends and folktales.
*The First Totem Pole * Wakiash and the First Totem Pole: * Pole That Holds the Sky:
    Kwakiutl legends about the origins of totem poles.
*Bakwas * Bookwus:
    Legends about Bookwus, the Kwakwala wild man.
*Legends and Folklore of the Northern Lights:
    Aurora Borealis stories from the Kwakiutl, Tlingit, Makah, and Inuit.

Additional Resources

 Books of Native American legends
 Indian religion
 Kwakiutl religion and expressive culture



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