{"id":21736,"date":"2022-08-01T18:04:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=21736"},"modified":"2022-08-01T18:06:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:06:39","slug":"conte-tsimshian-walks-all-over-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/tale-tsimshian-walks-all-over-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Tale Tsimshian: Walks All Over the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHaida-Tlingit-Tsimshian Mythology<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/WalksAllOverTheSky-Tsimshian.html\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWiki<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Tsimshians<\/strong>\u00a0(Sm&#039;algyax:\u00a0<strong>Ts&#039;msyan<\/strong>listen)) are an indigenous people of North America. Their communities originate from the Skeena River estuary. Here is their tale: Walks All Over the Sky.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Walks All Over the Sky\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-tsimshian-walks-all-over-the-sky\/#Walks-All-Over-the-Sky\" >Walks All Over the Sky<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Walks-All-Over-the-Sky\"><\/span>Walks All Over the Sky<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tea <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/\">Tsimshian<\/a> believe that in the beginning one chief ruled the<br \/>\nsky. The chief had two sons and one daughter, and though they lived<br \/>\nin peace, there was no light in the sky, and the people and creatures<br \/>\nof the Earth lived beneath a canopy of darkness. The chief&rsquo;s children<br \/>\nwere strong and brave and resourceful, and the chief was grateful<br \/>\nfor this. The eldest child, a son, loved to flex his muscles. The<br \/>\nchief&rsquo;s daughter was also proud of her strength and beauty. The<br \/>\nsecond son was as handsome as his brother and sister, but most of<br \/>\nall he loved to use his mind. He often sat quietly, pondering all<br \/>\nthere was to know in the world.<\/p>\n<p>As the second son thought about the dark world below, he became<br \/>\nsad, for he imagined how lovely it might look in light and how pleased<br \/>\nthe people of the Earth would be to see light. He decided he must<br \/>\nsomehow bring light to the world.<\/p>\n<p>One day he and his brother set off to gather wood in the sky forest.<br \/>\n&quot;Look,&quot; said the youngest brother as he bent a slender<br \/>\ncedar twig into a ring, the size of a face. As his brother watched,<br \/>\nhe tied wood all around a twig so that his creation looked like<br \/>\na mask. He placed this mask over his face. &quot;What are you doing?&quot;<br \/>\nhis brother asked, but without saying a word, the younger brother,<br \/>\nwearing his disguise began to walk east.<\/p>\n<p>At that moment the people of the Earth looked up and saw light<br \/>\nrising in the east They were amazed by the light but they did not<br \/>\nknow this was they chief&rsquo;s younger son. He had lighted his mask,<br \/>\nand as he moved, the flames burned brighter and brighter. He began<br \/>\nto run toward the west, flames shooting up from his mask, lighting<br \/>\nthe world below. When the boy saw the people of the Earth celebrated<br \/>\nhis light, he repeated his journey. Each day he ran from east to<br \/>\nwest, wearing his burning mask, shedding light on the people.<\/p>\n<p>Before long, the tribe assembled a council to talk about the light.<br \/>\nThey called to the chief of the sky. &quot;We are glad your child<br \/>\nhas brought light to us,&quot; they told him, &quot;but please ask<br \/>\nhim to slow his pace. He takes the light away too quickly now.&quot;<br \/>\nThe chief called his youngest son and told him of the people&rsquo;s request.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I must run, father,&quot; the boy said. &quot;If I walk too<br \/>\nslowly the mask will burn up.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The chief reported back to the people, who were dismayed by this<br \/>\nnews. &quot;Please, chief, do something. You rule the sky. Surely<br \/>\nyou can slow your son down.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The chief&rsquo;s daughter was listening. She admired her younger brother<br \/>\nand the gift he had brought to the world. She too hoped to bring<br \/>\na gift to the people. &quot;Father, I will slow him down.&quot; She said.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, as the boy ran to the east to begin his journey,<br \/>\nhis sister called to him, &quot;Brother, wait for me,&quot; and<br \/>\nwhen he was halfway across the sky, she caught up to him. &quot;Brother,&quot;<br \/>\nshe called as she raced to his side. She reached him and held his<br \/>\narm, stopping him. That is why even today, the sun stops for awhile<br \/>\nin the middle of the sky. It is there brother and sister meet each day.<\/p>\n<p>The chief&rsquo;s eldest son saw his father&rsquo;s joy, and the people gratitude,<br \/>\nand began to wonder what he might give to the world. One night,<br \/>\nas his younger brother, who was called Walks-All-Over-The-Sky, lay<br \/>\ndown to rest from his long day&rsquo;s journey, the elder son lay awake.<br \/>\nWhen he knew everyone was fast asleep, he rubbed his face with charcoal<br \/>\nand set off for the east. While the younger brother slept, his masked<br \/>\nface shed light from a smoke hole. The older brother rose into the<br \/>\neastern sky, his charcoal-covered face reflecting the light that<br \/>\ncame from the smoke hole.<\/p>\n<p>Down on Earth a young child looked up and cried &quot;Look, the<br \/>\nsun has risen again!&quot; The people looked up and saw a soft light<br \/>\nrising into the sky. They shouted for joy, for though the eldest<br \/>\nbrother was not as bright as the sun, he eased the darkness of night.<br \/>\nThe people called him Walking-About-Early.<\/p>\n<p>Time passed, and the children changed the world in other ways.<br \/>\nWhile Walks-All-Over-The-Sky slept, sparks flew from his mouth,<br \/>\nand these became stars. After the sky was filled with the sun, moon,<br \/>\nand stars, the chief&rsquo;s daughter began to wonder what gift she might<br \/>\ncreate. She wandered westward into the water, where her skirt became<br \/>\nsoaked as she waded lost in though. That evening she stood by the<br \/>\nfire to warm herself and wrung the hem of her wet skirt by the fire.<br \/>\nAs she did, water dripped onto the flames and a great cloud of steam<br \/>\nrose up and floated out across the world. She smiled with happiness,<br \/>\nfor she now knew she had created fog , which traveled west to east<br \/>\nand refreshed the Earth with its cool touch.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Father, look!&quot; she cried, and the father blessed her.<br \/>\nThe chief was at peace. Each of his children had offered gifts to<br \/>\nthe world. Walks-All-Over-The-Sky walked each day, and with his<br \/>\nwarmth and light he nourished the world. Walking-About-Early rose<br \/>\nand set every 30 days, and thus he divided the year. The fog the<br \/>\nchief&rsquo;s daughter created helped to refresh the Earth when it grew<br \/>\nweary. And the people praised the chief and his children.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haida-Tlingit-Tsimshian Mythology Wiki The Tsimshian (Sm&#039;algyax: Ts&#039;msyan) are an indigenous people of North America. 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