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Haida Legends of Death and Afterlife Exposed in Ancient Tale
The article recounts Haida beliefs with a supreme death chief who commands the living for a year, rewards the good in Sha-tli-ge and Hei-gwau-ge, and condemns the wicked to sorrow. It describes spirits sailing to the land of light, cedar homes, abalone shells, and salmon, with medics guiding souls to heaven versus a grim underworld.
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Death
Heigwau-lan-a
Heaven
Medicing
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