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Native American Legends: Seuku the Wanderer (Shiok)
Name: Seuku
Tribal affiliation: Alsea
Alternate spellings: Seu'ku, Shio'k, Shiok, Shioku, Suku
Pronunciation: she-uh-kuh
Type: Trickster,
transformer,
culture hero,
whale
Related figures in other tribes: Qone (Chehalis),
Shikla (Chinook)
Seuku the Wanderer is an Alsea trickster character who underwent a period of transformation as a whale
and afterwards became a mighty monster-slayer.
Seuku Stories
Recommended Books of Related Native American Legends
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Alsea Texts and Myths:
Collection of traditional Alsea stories.
Coyote Was Going There: Indian Literature of the Oregon Country:
Excellent collection of folklore from the Oregon tribes.
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