Maiden of Deception Pass
Season 4 Episode 419 | 27m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Long ago a maiden named Ko-kwahl-alwoot risked her life to save the Samish people
Long ago a maiden named Ko-kwahl-alwoot risked her life to save the Samish people from starvation. She did so by agreeing to marry a man of the sea, who threatened to take the plentiful sea-life away from the area if she did not. The documentary The Maiden of Deception Pass: Guardian of Her Samish People tells her story and how tribal history inspires generations of Samish people.
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Reel NW is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS
Maiden of Deception Pass
Season 4 Episode 419 | 27m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Long ago a maiden named Ko-kwahl-alwoot risked her life to save the Samish people from starvation. She did so by agreeing to marry a man of the sea, who threatened to take the plentiful sea-life away from the area if she did not. The documentary The Maiden of Deception Pass: Guardian of Her Samish People tells her story and how tribal history inspires generations of Samish people.
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