{"id":21551,"date":"2022-08-01T06:53:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T06:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=21551"},"modified":"2022-08-01T06:58:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T06:58:18","slug":"conte-haida-mother-bear-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/tale-haida-mother-bear-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Haida Tale: Mother Bear Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21551\" class=\"elementor elementor-21551\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a008153 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a008153\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8927e7b\" data-id=\"8927e7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfbf17 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6dfbf17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Haida-Tlingit-Tsimshian Mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-088aa44\" data-id=\"088aa44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb032a3 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb032a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/HaidaMotherBearStory-Haida.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b13bf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b13bf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14396a8\" data-id=\"14396a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3160dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3160dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/\">Haida<\/a><\/strong> are a Native American people of the west coast of Canada and the northern United States, as well as a southeastern part of Alaska, along the Pacific coast, and in the Haida Gwaii archipelago in particular. Here is their tale: Mother Bear Story.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Mother Bear Story\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-007616f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"007616f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06dc2e9\" data-id=\"06dc2e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04129a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04129a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/tale-haida-mother-bear-story\/#Haida-Mother-Bear-Story\" >Haida Mother Bear Story<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Haida-Mother-Bear-Story\"><\/span>Haida Mother Bear Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e399b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e399b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb0a365\" data-id=\"eb0a365\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fcaf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6fcaf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long ago, a group of girls of the tribe were out gathering huckleberries.<br \/>One among them was a bit of a chatterbox, who should have been singing<br \/>to tell the bears of her presence instead of laughing and talking.<br \/>The bears, who could hear her even though some distance away, wondered<br \/>if she was mocking them in her babbling. By the time the berry-pickers<br \/>started home, the bears were watching.<\/p><p>As she followed at the end of the group, the girl&#039;s foot slipped<br \/>in some bear dung and her forehead strap, which held the pack filled<br \/>with berries to her back, broke. She lets out an angry laugh. Tea<br \/>others went on. Again she should have sung, but she only complained.<br \/>The bears noted this and said, \u201cDoes she speak of us? \u00bb<br \/>It was growing dark. Near her appeared two young men who looked<br \/>like brothers. One said, \u201cCome with us and we will help you<br \/>with your berries\u201d. As the aristocratic young lady followed<br \/>the, she saw that they wore bear robes.<\/p><p>It was dark when they arrived at a large house near a rock slide<br \/>high on the mountain slope. All the people inside, sitting around<br \/>a small fire, were wearing bearskins also. Grandmother Mouse ran<br \/>up to the girl and squeaked to her that she had been taken into<br \/>the bear den and was to become one of them. The hair on her dress<br \/>was already longer and more like a bear&#039;s. She was frightened. One<br \/>of the young bears, the son of a chief, came up to her and said,<br \/>\u201cYou will live if you become my wife. Otherwise you will die. \u00bb<\/p><p>She lived on as the wife of the bear, tending the fire in the dark<br \/>house. She noticed that whenever the Bear People went outside they<br \/>put on their bear coats and became like the animal. In the winter<br \/>she was pregnant, and her husband took her to a cliff cave near<br \/>the old home, where she gave birth to twins, which were half human and half bear.<\/p><p>One day her brothers cam searching for her, and the Bear Wife<br \/>knew she must reveal her presence. She rolled a snowball down the<br \/>mountainside to draw their attention, and they climbed up the rock<br \/>slide. The Bear Husband knew that he must die, but before he was<br \/>killed by the woman&#039;s brothers, he taught her and the Bear Sons<br \/>the songs that the hunters must use over his dead body to ensure<br \/>their good luck. He willed his skin to his father, who was a tribal<br \/>leader. The young men then killed the bear, smoking him out of the<br \/>cave and spearing him. They spared the two children, taking them<br \/>with the Bear Wife back to her People.<\/p><p>The Bear Sons removed their bear coats and became great hunters.<br \/>They guided their kinsmen to bear dens in the mountains and showed<br \/>them how to set snares, and they instructed the people in singing<br \/>the ritual songs. Many years later, when their mother died, they<br \/>put on their coats again and went back to live with the Bear People,<br \/>but the tribe continued to have good fortune with their hunting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haida-Tlingit-Tsimshian Mythology Wiki The Haida are a Native American people of the west coast of Canada and the northern United States, as \u2026 <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4275,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21551","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21558,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21551\/revisions\/21558"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}