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Squamish Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Squamish folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American mythology 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 Squamishs, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Nooksack and Cowichan tribes are very similar.

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Squamish Indian Folklore

*Legends of Vancouver:
    Collection of Chinook and Squamish legends recorded by a Mohawk author.
*Why The Salmon Come To The Squamish Waters:
    Squamish legend about the origins of the salmon runs.
*Raven, the Brave Warrior:
    Squamish legend about Raven unsuccessfully trying to trick some Salishan women.
*The Beaver and the Frog Woman:
    Squamish story about the frog on the face of the moon.
*The Copper Man (Skwa7ils):
    Squamish legend about the origin of copper.
*Raven Proposes and is Accepted:
    Squamish legend about how Raven trickily won a wife.
*Kalkalilh and T'it'ki7tsten:
    Squamish version of a typical Northwest Coast legend about a clever boy defeating a cannibal ogress.
*Raven and the Fish Melt:
    Squamish legend about two bad-natured fish women.
*The Mink, the Raven and the Sea Eggs:
    Squamish legend about Raven unsuccessfully trying to imitate Mink.
*The Legend of Wountie:
    Squamish legend about a fisherman punished for his greed.

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