THE LEGEND OF THE THUNDER BIRDS


NAMES OCCURRING IN "THE LEGEND OF THE THUNDER BIRDS"

Kulakula is the [1]Chinook word for Bird.

Tee-tse-kin or Tootooch is the name given by the Barkley Sound
Indians to the Thunder Bird, a mighty supernatural bird in
Indian mythology.

Howchulis, the land of the Howchucklesahts, is better known by the
name Uchucklesit, a safe harbour on the west side of the Alberni
Canal at its junction with Barkley Sound. Uchucklesit is now the
centre of an important fishing industry.

Quawteaht, is a great personage in Indian mythology, a beneficent
being, and considered by many to be the progenitor of their race.

[1] CHINOOK, is a jargon or trade language still used on the coast
of British Columbia both by the white men in conversing with the
Indians, also by the latter when talking to members of a tribe
speaking a different dialect. Chinook is a combination of English,
French and Indian words.


THE LEGEND OF THE THUNDER BIRDS


The figure at the base of the pictographic painting represents the