Ka-Ha-Si or Duk-Toothl ("Black Skin") is a character in the mythology of the Tsimshian and Tlingit peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America.

In myth, Ka-Ha-Si holds up the earth, and earthquakes are a result of him adjusting his grip.[1]

References

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  • Barbeau, Marius (1961). Tsimsyan myths. National Museum of Canada. pp. 40–51.
  • Keithahn, Edward L. (1963). Monuments in cedar. New York: Bonanza Books. pp. 118, 143–8.
  • Swanton, John Reed (1909). Tlingit myths and texts. Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 145–52.


  1. ^ Caswell, Helen (2013-02-19). Shadows from the Singing House. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-1281-0.