The World of Chief Seattle by Warren Jefferson

Author:Warren Jefferson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book Publishing Company
Published: 2001-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CREATION OF AGATE PASS

This is a creation story of the Suquamish tribe from oral traditions handed down by the elders.

Long ago, when this land was new, the area we know as Agate Pass was much smaller than today. The people of this land could cross from one side to the other by stepping over a small body of water that it flowed into.

There lived in this larger body of water a guardian spirit, who was to protect the people and watch over them forever. This Guardian Spirit was a Giant Serpent. One day some of the women of the village were going to step across the pass to what we now call Bainbridge Island to dig clams, and the Giant serpent was angry and very mean. He came out of the water and began biting at the women. They dropped their baskets and ran back to the village, telling the people that the Guardian Spirit was angry and mean. Many went to see what was wrong. Serpent came and attacked the people. The people ran back to the village and prayed to the Great Spirit for help.

Chief Kitsap went to the pass and sang his spirit song and called his Spirit Power to help the people of the village. His spirit power was the Double Headed Eagle, and it came from the mountains. The Chief told the Spirit to stop the Serpent and its evil actions.

The Double Headed Eagle flew over the pass and the Giant Serpent came up very angry. The two began to fight, and the earth shook, and the water boiled. The Chief was singing his power song the entire time the battle was going on. After a long, long time the two vanished under the water, and the people were very frightened, believing that it was the end of Double Headed Eagle. Some of the people began to scream and cry until it was as loud as thunder.

Then, as if the earth was going to be swallowed by the waters, they began to boil and churn. Then, the Double Headed Eagle exploded out of the water and up into the sky with the body of the Giant Serpent in its claws.

The Double Headed Eagle flew back into the mountain and behind him was left the wide pass in which the waters flow so swift at the change of tides, they boil to this day.

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