Character guide

Unknown Narrator

major

Also known as mine, yourself, myself, You, yours

The unnamed first-person narrator who recounts the legends and interacts with characters.

Chief Capilano

major

Also known as the late Chief Capilano, Chief, Capilano, the first Capilano

A revered Squamish chief and central figure in several legends, often speaking with wisdom.

The Great Tyee

supporting

Also known as the great Tyee, Tyee, Great Tyee

A powerful supernatural being or chief, often addressed in prayers and stories.

Pauline Johnson

major

Also known as Miss Johnson, Miss Pauline Johnson

The author and storyteller who appears as a character, gathering and sharing the legends.

Prince Arthur

minor

Also known as Arthur, the Prince

A visiting royal figure who appears in a legend about a Mohawk chief.

Sagalie Tyee

supporting

Also known as the Sagalie Tyee, Tyee, O Sagalie Tyee

The Great Spirit or supreme deity in Squamish cosmology, invoked in legends.

Shak-shak

minor

A legendary figure or spirit associated with a specific story, possibly a trickster.

Napoleon

minor

Also known as Napoleon Bonaparte, Bonaparte

The historical French emperor, referenced in a Squamish legend as a parallel figure.

Tenas Tyee

minor

Also known as the Tenas Tyee

A lesser chief or spirit, often contrasted with the Great Tyee in stories.

Ulka

minor

Also known as young Ulka

A young character in a legend, possibly a maiden or youth involved in a tale.

Yaada

minor

Also known as Then Yaada

A female character in a legend, possibly a mother or wise woman.

Tulameen

supporting

Also known as the Tulameen, the handsome young Tulameen

A handsome young man central to a legend about a trail and lost love.

Onwanonsyshon

minor

A named character in a legend, possibly a chief or spirit.

Salt-Chuck Oluk

minor

Also known as the Salt-Chuck Oluk, the great salt-chuck oluk

A mythical sea creature or spirit of the ocean in Squamish lore.

The Four Men

minor

Also known as His Four Men

Mystical figures representing the deity in a creation legend.

Chief Johnson

minor

Also known as Chief

A Mohawk chief who interacts with Prince Arthur in a historical anecdote.

Klootchman

minor

Also known as Dear old klootchman

An elderly Indigenous woman who appears in a legend as a wise figure.

Maarda

minor

A named female character in a legend, possibly a spirit or maiden.