The First Ship - Chinook Folk tale

Stefan Milo
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Published 2018-05-29
This week I want to tell the story of "The First Ship" a Native American tale of the Chinook people and one that must be based on a historical event.

It's extremely interesting to see how native cultures recorded their first contact with Europeans and how this affected their society. This particular tale really gives us a window into the pre-columbian world of North America.

I've been inspired to record folk tales by another channel, Northworthy Sagas and Stories. Check them out here:
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All Comments (21)
  • @NorthworthySagasStories
    A brilliant folktale with some awesome scenery. I enjoyed the telling of this and should definitely make some more. Thanks for the shoutout, I truly appreciate this and looking forward to showing this to Egil. Yeah, copper was highly sort after by the eastern coastal Indians. They was a very good documentory on the BBC recently which is worth a watch. If I find theprogramme will leave it in a comment. Waes Hael.
  • @RootsMilitantSound
    This story continues further by another written account/telling. It involved these two hairy “bear”-men eventually earning their freedom because they were such skilled crafts-men (likely drawing from their European cultural background as shipsmen). They married Indian wives and eventually decided to leave with their Indian families, going East up Big River. I remember reading this tale when I was younger (growing up near the mouth of the River) and always wondering if there are more tales that could offer clues about these guys elsewhere (for example, where I’m currently at, further up-river in the Gorge area, etc). I wondered if they survived on their journey and where they ended up. The book that version is in, I am sure I still own it. I'm about to be out of country for a couple months, but I'll try to find it when I return.
  • @StefanMilo
    Something a bit different this week, but I find these folk tales fascinating.
  • @Packless1
    So bears invented navigation...? Well, in German experienced old sailors are nicknamed 'Seebären' (lit. 'Sea-bears')... ;-) ...so the story makes s.k.o.sense...! ;-)
  • @christopherellis2663
    It has been shown that some word of mouth stories record events from as long as four thousand years ago. Others could be older, but the actual event has been lost in the retelling
  • @noahinson
    You should keep doing stuff like this. I wish people could hear these stories more.
  • @scottinWV
    I've never been so entertained while watching a smoldering piece of wood! Good story!
  • @denisesaunchegrow4088
    You're doing an excellent job, the story of the Chinook and the first ship especially. Most tale have some original truths. I have thought they encountered Russians. You should do one on the Bridge of the Gods, here in Oregon also.
  • @toryfoster3300
    Hey Stefan, I really enjoy these videos! So fascinating! Thank you for everything you do!
  • @marvinuhlmann
    Randomly shown by the algorithm after 5 years 😅 followed everything you've been doing for years but i didn't know this one. Little Baby Stefan ❤ happy to say that the sound improved somewhat 😂
  • @1goodpuppy
    Ha, I just visited that boat last Summer. Spot on show.
  • @AlexSalikan
    A handful of 16th and 17th century Spanish artefacts have been found way up the Columbia river in Canada, and the first fur traders to reach the mouth of the Columbia said they met the son of a Spanish shipwreck survivor when they got there.