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Title: Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest : especially of Washington and Oregon
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Judson, Katharine Berry
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific Religion Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific
Publisher: Chicago : A.C. McClurg
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Photo by Lee Moorhouse. Copyrighted INDIAN TYPE. CHIEF JOSEPH OF THE NEZ PERCESThis tribe, except during the Nez Perce war, was always friendly to the whites
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Photo by Lee Moorhoust, Copyrighted INDIAN TYPE. FISH-HAWK, PRESENT CHIEF OF THE CAYUSESThe Cayuse Indians were responsible for the Whitman massacre OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST down into the basin of the Cowiche, Nachess, andAtahnum. The water formed a larger lake. Ya-kima was flooded and a very great lake formed atToppenish. Coyote and Wishpoosh fought so hard that theytore out the banks of this very great lake. Thewaters rushed to the meeting-place of the Yakima,the Snake, and the Columbia Rivers. The watershere formed a very, very great lake. Coyote and Wishpoosh fought so hard that eventhe banks of this lake were torn out. Then Wish-poosh dashed down the Great River. Coyote wasout of breath. Coyote wanted to stop Wishpoosh.He caught at the trees and stones along the banks ofGreat River. Nothing could stop Wishpoosh. Atlast Coyote and the beaver reached the breakers atthe mouth of Great River, reached the breakers ofthe Bitter Waters. Wishpoosh was very angry. He killed salmonand swal

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