SHAMANS AND KUSHTAKAS: NORTH COAST TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL BY MARY GIRAUDO BECK Slaves to Darkness A tale of gods

A tale of gods

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taken from their original collection Children’s and Household Tales

a la 'Charades'

men-at-arms

SHAMANS AND KUSHTAKAS: NORTH COAST TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL BY MARY GIRAUDO BECK Slaves to Darkness A tale of godsShaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Natives of the Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was honored as a person who could heal the body and spirit as well as see into the future. In his struggles to protect his people, he fought the kushtakaan evil spirit being who was half human and half land hotterfor the souls of dying persons. Theirs was a