Motif
ancestral or paternal people restore strength and house to mourner
ancestral_or_paternal_people_restore_strength_and_house_to_mourner
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 22344-22453 confidence: medium
The Qā́tcᴀdî chief applies Duktū́ʟǃ’s story to the addressee: his father’s people who died years ago came from the woods and gave him strength; his uncles and people had left him on the sea-lion island; father’s people gave him Halibut house as sea lions gave the box, so he will forget mourning.
The Qā́tcᴀdî chief says the addressee’s father’s people who died years ago came from the woods, gave him strength, and gave him Halibut house.
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