# Klootchman — Legends of Vancouver character guide

> Klootchman in Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dear old klootchman

**First appearance:** 0011-point-grey

## Who they are

An elderly Indigenous woman who appears in a legend as a wise figure.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Klootchman, a wise elder woman, confides in the narrator and shares her personal history and legends.

### [Maarda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/maarda)

_family_

Klootchman is Maarda's mother, grieving her daughter's tragic fate in a legend.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Klootchman, a wise elder woman, confides in the narrator and shares her personal history and legends.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Klootchman, a wise elder woman, confides in the narrator and shares her personal history and legends.

### [Maarda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/maarda)

_family_

Klootchman is Maarda's mother, grieving her daughter's tragic fate in a legend.

## In the story

### [The Lost Salmon-Run](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-lost-salmon-run)

The elderly Indigenous woman who tells the legend; she is proud of her new granddaughter and explains the cultural significance of girl-children.

### [The Sea-Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-sea-serpent)

The mother of the Tenas Tyee, who faithfully prepares fresh furs for his bed each day during his four-year quest.

### [The Lost Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-lost-island)

The old tillicum, referred to as 'my old tillicum,' who shares the legend of the lost island and his personal search for it.

### [The Grey Archway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-grey-archway)

Yaada's mother, who sits apart and dreams, hoping her daughter will choose the best man, and is killed by the stone thrown by Ulka.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/klootchman
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters