Chinook Indian Creation Legend

Chinook Indian Creation Legend
   The Chinook Indians, who were also known as the ‘Flat Heads’ because of their extensive practice of artificial cranial deformation, have a creation myth in which Italapas, or Coyote, drove the waters of the Deluge away from the prairies and enabled mankind to start life anew. There are also stories resembling the Popul Vuh dealing with the adventures of Blue-Jay and his sister Ioi. Memories of some cosmic catastrophe are found in the story of Aqas-Xena-Xenas.

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