One of two heroes (the other being HANIGONGENDATHA) who embark on a revelatory journey in a bid to become fully human after they are shunned by their village. They travel through the forest on a trail which leads them first to the Sun, then to the Moon, then to ‘Uncle’. Each station prepares them for the next, and Uncle finishes by disassembling each, purifying their bones, and reassembling them. He sends them on to the Afterlife, HAWENNIYO’s longhouse, where they are welcomed and instructed in lore. Returning to their village, they teach the people what they have learned and are accepted back into trhe tribe
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