Haida texts and mythsSkidegate DialectReading editionChapter navigation72 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSKIDEGATE DIALECTILLUSTRATIONSSkidegate DialectINTRODUCTIONTEXTS WITH FREE AND INTERLINEAR TRANSLATIONMoldy-foreheadQol-qꜝᴀ′lg̣oda-iÎłdī′nīÎłdī′nīSTORIES ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTSSTORIES ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTS (continued 2)ENGLISH TRANSLATIONSRaven TravelingA-slender-one-who-was-given-awayThe one abandoned for eating the flipper of a hair sealSacred-one-standing-and-moving, Stone-ribs, and UpwardSupernatural-being-who-went-nakedHe-who-was-born-from-his-mother’s-sideHe-who-travels-behind-us (or Qonā′ts)He-who-got-supernatural-power-from-his-little-fingerŁᴀguadjî′na or Łg̣añā′ʻogañaHe who hunted birds in his father’s villageThe story of him whose sister brought him food from the land ottersHow something pulled a row of eagles into the waterThe story about him who destroyed his nine nephewsThe story of one who saw an eagle townThe one they abandoned because he was the first to spear sea lionsThe man who married a killer-whale womanHe who was abandoned by his unclesThe story of those who were abandoned at Stasqa′osHe who married the daughter of the devilfish chiefThose who were fasting to become shamansBig-tail.The story of him through whom Łᴀ′gua spokeCloud-watcherStory of the shaman, G̣ᴀ′ndox’s-fatherDjila′qonsStory of the House-point familiesHow the Seaward-sqoā′ładas obtained the names of their gambling sticksHow one of the Stasa′os-lā′nas became wealthyStories of the Pitch-peopleHow a red feather pulled up some people in the town of Gu′nwaHow one was helped by a little wolfGunanasî′mgîtStory of the two towns that stood on opposite sides of Nass riverSlaughter-lover.The woman at Nass who fled from her husbandThe rejected loverHe who gathered food for an eagleQō′łkꜝēTwo Children’s StoriesA raid on the TlingitWar between the West Coast and Ninstints Haida and the Gîtî′sdaRaid by the Ninstints Haida on those of the West CoastFight between the Kaigani and West Coast HaidaWars between the Stikine and Sitka TlingitFights between the Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał-gîtî′ns and the Middle-gîtî′nsFights between the Tsimshian and Haida and among the northern HaidaWar between the Eggs-of-Skî′tg̣ao and the Inlet-rear-town peopleWars with the Niska and Tsimshian and conflicts between Haida familiesFight between Those-born-at-Qā′gials and Those-born-at-SkedansWar between the Pebble-town people and the SlavesWar between the people of Kloo and the people of NinstintsA fight between the Xā′gi-town people and Sand-town peopleWars between the people of Ninstints and the people of SkidegateWars between the peoples of Skidegate and KlooWars between the towns of Kloo and Kitkatla and between the Kloo familiesWar between the people of Kloo and the TsimshianWar between the people of Kloo and the BellabellaWar between the people of Kloo and the Gîtî′sdaColophonPrevious chapter ←ILLUSTRATIONSNext chapter →INTRODUCTIONAll chapters and sections (72)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSKIDEGATE DIALECTILLUSTRATIONSSkidegate DialectINTRODUCTIONTEXTS WITH FREE AND INTERLINEAR TRANSLATIONMoldy-foreheadQol-qꜝᴀ′lg̣oda-iÎłdī′nīÎłdī′nīSTORIES ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTSSTORIES ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTS (continued 2)ENGLISH TRANSLATIONSRaven TravelingA-slender-one-who-was-given-awayThe one abandoned for eating the flipper of a hair sealSacred-one-standing-and-moving, Stone-ribs, and UpwardSupernatural-being-who-went-nakedHe-who-was-born-from-his-mother’s-sideHe-who-travels-behind-us (or Qonā′ts)He-who-got-supernatural-power-from-his-little-fingerŁᴀguadjî′na or Łg̣añā′ʻogañaHe who hunted birds in his father’s villageThe story of him whose sister brought him food from the land ottersHow something pulled a row of eagles into the waterThe story about him who destroyed his nine nephewsThe story of one who saw an eagle townThe one they abandoned because he was the first to spear sea lionsThe man who married a killer-whale womanHe who was abandoned by his unclesThe story of those who were abandoned at Stasqa′osHe who married the daughter of the devilfish chiefThose who were fasting to become shamansBig-tail.The story of him through whom Łᴀ′gua spokeCloud-watcherStory of the shaman, G̣ᴀ′ndox’s-fatherDjila′qonsStory of the House-point familiesHow the Seaward-sqoā′ładas obtained the names of their gambling sticksHow one of the Stasa′os-lā′nas became wealthyStories of the Pitch-peopleHow a red feather pulled up some people in the town of Gu′nwaHow one was helped by a little wolfGunanasî′mgîtStory of the two towns that stood on opposite sides of Nass riverSlaughter-lover.The woman at Nass who fled from her husbandThe rejected loverHe who gathered food for an eagleQō′łkꜝēTwo Children’s StoriesA raid on the TlingitWar between the West Coast and Ninstints Haida and the Gîtî′sdaRaid by the Ninstints Haida on those of the West CoastFight between the Kaigani and West Coast HaidaWars between the Stikine and Sitka TlingitFights between the Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał-gîtî′ns and the Middle-gîtî′nsFights between the Tsimshian and Haida and among the northern HaidaWar between the Eggs-of-Skî′tg̣ao and the Inlet-rear-town peopleWars with the Niska and Tsimshian and conflicts between Haida familiesFight between Those-born-at-Qā′gials and Those-born-at-SkedansWar between the Pebble-town people and the SlavesWar between the people of Kloo and the people of NinstintsA fight between the Xā′gi-town people and Sand-town peopleWars between the people of Ninstints and the people of SkidegateWars between the peoples of Skidegate and KlooWars between the towns of Kloo and Kitkatla and between the Kloo familiesWar between the people of Kloo and the TsimshianWar between the people of Kloo and the BellabellaWar between the people of Kloo and the Gîtî′sdaColophonRecorded by◇John R. 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