Motif
Animate glacier provides salmon when addressed
animate_glacier_provides_salmon_when_addressed
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 3609-3705 confidence: high
The Alsek River runs under a glacier; speech beneath it makes the glacier come down, while requests for food below it cause a wave that throws salmon ashore.
When people below the glacier ask it for food, it rushes down, raises a wave, and throws salmon ashore.
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