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Kwakwaka'wakw · deity · mythic primordial · deity
Classed as a deity; a culture-hero/transformer cognate with Haida Yáahl and Tlingit Yéil. Boas's extensive Kwakwaka'wakw corpus is the principal documentation.
Domains
- light and fire
- tides and sea bounty
Powers
- bring the sun, moon, and fire to people
- steal and release the sun, moon, and daylight from their hoarders
- release the salmon and set the rhythm of the tides
- change his shape to deceive and to transform the primordial world
Epithets
- U'meł