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Tsimshian mythology
The Tsimshian are a First NationsNative American people in Canada and the United States. The majority of Tsimshian people live in British Columbia, while others live in Alaska.Tsmishian myth is known from orally-passed tales. An Adaox is a story concerning animal spirits in human guise and is usually linked to the origin of the Earth and the peoples on it. A Malesk, in contrast, is an adventure or history tale that purports to entertain rather than explain.The raven spirit is known as We-gyet or Txamsem. Txamsem is said to have a brother named Logobola who is responsible for the lack of fresh water as well as the existence of the fog into which Txamsem became lost.
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We-gyet
[Native American] A Tsimshian name for Raven.


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