Txamsn Diɫ Sm'ooygit Ts'iyoolk
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About Txamsm
Txamsm is the Tsimshian transformer and trickster character. tales of Txamsm's adventures are told throughout the Tsimshian Nation. There are many many tales of Txamsm, so many that they cannot be told in one sitting. Some are origin stories, telling how he brought light, or the tides, or the stars, to humans. Others are tales of his voraciousness, his greed and his foolishness. Still others relate his many adventures as he travelled about the world.
In the past, a storyteller would not tell these stories in isolation, but as part of a long sequence or cycle of stories, told late into the night. By putting the story into a book, the context and impact of Txamsm's adventures is changed.
In this adventure, Txamsm tries very hard to be a good host, but he bungles it. Chief Kingfisher treats him to a wonderful feast using magic, but when Txamsm attempts to copy him, he fails.
LIB.00037
Prince Rupert, BC : Tsimshian Nation and School District 52
1996
189646209X
The Adventures of Txamsm Series
Volume 1
From an original narrative told by Henry Tate. Retold in Sm'algyax by Verna Helin with the Sm'algyax Language Committee.
Print and published material
English, Sm'álgyax
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