Motif
Uncle removes nephews and founds a new settlement
uncle_removes_nephews_and_founds_a_new_settlement
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder 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 11759-11860 confidence: high
Dancer’s seven sisters reject him; he wakes their boys, tells them to bring bows and arrows without asking their mothers, takes them by canoe away from home, reaches the Tongass area, and clubs sea otters on an offshore rock.
Dancer takes his sisters’ boys without maternal permission, travels by canoe, and makes a permanent residence on a sandy beach near the Tongass area.
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