The Story of

T'xam-sem (Raven),

Medeek (Grizzly), &

Hon (Salmon)

as told by

Henry Green


The story takes place in Lax K'een (Prince Rupert) at what is now Hays Creek.

 

Medeek (Bear) and T'xam-sen (Raven) were fishing for spring salmon at the mouth of the creek. T'xam-Sen (Rave) noticed how successful the Medeek (Vear) was with his pile of spring salmon. Being curious as to how he was catching son many, he went over and watched and realized he did not possess the skill of the Medeek (Bear).

Being very hungry t'xam-sem (Raven decided on a way to acquire some salmon from the Medeek (Bear) in detail about a way hew would cook the salmon, and made it sound irresistible.

Meanwhile, T'xam-sem (Raven) had started up a fire and proceeded to heat up stone rocks and placed one of the rocks into the stomach of the biggest salmon, weighing at least sixty pounds.

T'xam-sen (Raven) gave the salmon to the Medeek (Bear) and he swallowed the salmon in one gulp. After a short while, the red hot rock burnt into the stomach of the Medeek (Bear) and killed him.

T'xam-sem (Raven) ate gluttonously on all the salmon for a few days.

 

*Please note: The Raven represented on the totem pole in his human form.

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