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Tsimshian folklore

An illustration of a Tsimshian woman kneeling beside her bear cubs before hunters, Canadian folktale scene.

The Bear Mother: The Child of Two Worlds

The wind moved softly through the towering cedar trees as a young Tsimshian woman made her way along the forest’s edge, her basket heavy with sweet berries. The sunlight filtered through moss-covered branches, dappling her face with gold and shadow. She was beautiful and proud, the daughter of a respected hunter from a nearby coastal village. Yet that day, pride

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