# Legends of Vancouver — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson.

- [Biographical Notice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/biographical-notice.md): This biographical notice outlines the life and career of E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake), daughter of Chief G. H. M. Johnson of the Six Nations Indians and Emily S. Howells. It details her limited formal education, ear
- [Legends of Vancouver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/legends-of-vancouver.md): A collection of Indigenous legends from the Vancouver area, as told by Chief Capilano to Pauline Johnson, blending oral tradition with the natural and cultural landscape of the Pacific Northwest.
- [The Two Sisters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-two-sisters.md): The chapter recounts the Indigenous legend of 'The Two Sisters' (known to settlers as 'The Lions of Vancouver'), in which a great Tyee's two daughters, coming of age, request that their father invite their hostile northe
- [The Siwash Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-siwash-rock.md): The chapter recounts the Squamish legend of Siwash Rock, a stone monument to 'Clean Fatherhood.' A young chief defies the four men of the Sagalie Tyee while swimming to purify himself before his child's birth, and is tra
- [The Recluse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-recluse.md): The narrator recounts a legend told by Chief Capilano about a Squamish chief who was banished for ten years after fathering twins, believed to bring evil to the tribe. The chief built a solitary lodge by the Capilano Riv

> 13 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=legends_of_vancouver_se_937kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Lost Salmon-Run](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-lost-salmon-run.md)
- [The Deep Waters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-deep-waters.md)
- [The Sea-Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-sea-serpent.md)
- [The Lost Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-lost-island.md)
- [Point Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/point-grey.md)
- [The Tulameen Trail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-tulameen-trail.md)
- [The Grey Archway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-grey-archway.md)
- [Deadman’s Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/deadman-s-island.md)
- [A Squamish Legend of Napoleon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/a-squamish-legend-of-napoleon.md)
- [The Lure in Stanley Park](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-lure-in-stanley-park.md)
- [Deer Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/deer-lake.md)
- [A Royal Mohawk Chief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/a-royal-mohawk-chief.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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