Mungo Martin's Kwakwaka'wakw Heraldic Pole. Dzunukwa and her child are depicted at the base of the pole.

Tsilwalagame is a figure in Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology. He is the son of Dzunukwa,[1] the "giant of the woods"[2] or the "wild woman of the woods".[3] He is the ancestor of the ʼNamgis.[1] He is represented in Mungo Martin's Kwakwaka'wakw Heraldic Pole in Thunderbird Park, next to the Royal British Columbia Museum. The Heraldic Pole depicts Dzunukwa holding her child, which represents the crest of a 'Namgis family from Alert Bay.[4][5]

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  1. ^ a b "The Native Meaning of Mythodology and Legends - First Nations Art". www.mymondotrading.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ "U'mista Cultural Society - Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada". 2017-04-09. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ "Kwakwaka'wakw Heraldic Pole". royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. ^ "Kwakwaka'wakw Heraldic Pole | Royal BC Museum and Archives". royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ "Kwakwaka'wakw Heraldic Pole". royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-06.