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This is our collection of links to Tillamook stories and folktales that can be read online. We have indexed our Indian 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 Tillamooks, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Cowlitz and Chehalis tribes are very similar.
As'aiyahatl (South Wind, also spelled As-ai-yahal):
A Transformer figure, common to the mythology of many Northwest Coast tribes, who brought balance to the
world by using his powers to change people, animals, and the landscape into the forms they have today.
The Story of As-ai-yahal:Thunderbird Myths:Coyote Was Going There: Indian Literature of the Oregon Country:Salish Myths and Legends:The Deetkatoo:
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