Himwitsa

Himwitsa or Himwits'u is derived from the Nuu-chah-nulth language, translated as "Story Telling and the passing of knowledge from Elder to Youth".[1]


In the Canadian First Nations this category includes the mythologies of those peoples, as well as fables about The Raven and other animals.

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada William H. New; University of Toronto Press, 2002; page 792 "in Nootka, himwits'u"


See also

Wakashan languages

Nuu-chah-nulth

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