chinook racoon mythology

[Jordan Fink]

Thank you so much!!

> Verne F. Ray: "Lower Chinook Ethnographic Notes" (University of Washington
> Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 7, No. 2, May 1938, pp. 29-165): pages
> 148-151: "Pheasant, Coon and the Acorns; Coyote turns cottonwood into
> salmon" - the main character is Coon (here coon = raccoon, not the
> offensive name for an African-American). It was available on-line as
> scanned pages, but the link
> (http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmldoc.exe?CISOROOT=/lctext&CISOPTR=1585)
> doesn't work now, at least on my computer.
>
>   Francisc
>
> Jordan Fink <jordan at RISEUP.NET> wrote:
>   Hey there,
>
> I've been pouring through the literature trying to find references in
> Chinook mythology to racoons. Does anyone out there have a sense of the
> Chinook perspective (not any other tribes) perspective on who Racoon the
> character or racoon's in general are.
>
> I'm also trying to find information on if and how the chinook made use of
> the lands at the mouth of the columbia, beyond all the wapato. Say around
> Astoria, Long beach penninsuala, cape dissapointment, Ft. Stevens down to
> gearheart.
>
> And, most particularlly, I'm looking for racoon references in the area at
> the mouth of the Columbia.
>
> anyone have any idea? I've been all over the main acedemic databases and
> reading with a fine-tooth comb all the BOE reports.
>
> thanks for any and all help,
> JOrdan fink
>
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