Legends of Vancouver · Character

Shak-shak

A legendary figure or spirit associated with a specific story, possibly a trickster.

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Shak-shak shows up with force in The Sea-Serpent. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A young man who returns from the gold rush with hoarded wealth, embodying greed, and is transformed into the sea-serpent by the Sagalie Tyee.

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In The Sea-Serpent: A young man who returns from the gold rush with hoarded wealth, embodying greed, and is transformed into the…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs when Chief Capilano introduces Napoleon Bonaparte into a Squamish…

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