Note 19 — A-slender-one-who-was-given-away
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The Haida supposed that supernatural beings called human beings “human servants” (xa′-idᴀ gī′djats), “human slaves” (xa′-idᴀ xᴀldā′ñg̣ats), or “common surface birds” (xa′-iʟa xetî′t gī′da-i). When he appears upon the ocean clothed in cumulus clouds people may go out fishing because it will then be calm. ↑