Bokwewa

Also known as: the Humpback Magician · Role: magician · First appears: Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician

In Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician, Bokwewa lived in a secluded place with Bokwewa's brother, whom he taught to hunt and helped become an expert hunter. Though Bokwewa objected when his brother left to visit people and find a wife, he later performed ceremonies that restored the brother's wife (Bokwewa legend) to life. When the powerful Manito (Bokwewa legend) seized her despite their resistance, Bokwewa’s brother decided to search for her, despite Bokwewa’s efforts to dissuade him.

After several years, Bokwewa set out to find his missing brother and reached the South. At a river, he changed himself into a hair-snake, and the brother’s wife carried him home in water. The Manito drank the water with the snake and died; Bokwewa later left his brother, whom he found past reclaiming, and disappeared forever.

Relationship record

Life events

• Bokwewa taught his brother how to hunt and made him an expert hunter.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician)
  • With: Bokwewa's brother
  • “He instructed his brother in the manner of pursuing game, and made him acquainted with all the accomplishments of a sagacious and expert hunter.”
• Bokwewa's brother left to visit people and procure a wife, despite Bokwewa's objections.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician)
  • With: Bokwewa's brother
  • “One day he told his brother that he was going to leave him; that he wished to visit the habitations of men and procure a wife. Bokwewa objected to his going; but his brother overruled all that he said, and he finally departed on his travels.”
• Bokwewa restored the brother's wife to life.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician)
  • With: Bokwewa's brother the brother's wife (Bokwewa legend)
  • “Bokwewa said he would try. He performed numerous ceremonies, and at last succeeded in restoring her to life.”
• The powerful Manito seized the brother's wife and carried her away despite her and Bokwewa's resistance.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician)
  • With: the powerful Manito (Bokwewa legend) the brother's wife (Bokwewa legend)
  • “But their joint resistance was unavailing; the man succeeded in carrying her away.”
• Bokwewa's brother decided to search for his captive wife, despite Bokwewa's attempt to dissuade him.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician)
  • With: Bokwewa's brother
  • “At last he said he would go in search of her. Bokwewa tried to dissuade him from it, but he insisted.”
• Bokwewa set out to find his missing brother and reached the South.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician · 📍 the South)
  • “At length, after the lapse of several years, he set out in search of him, and arrived in safety among the luxuriant people of the South.”
• Bokwewa transformed himself into a hair-snake, and the brother's wife carried him home in water.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician · 📍 the river)
  • With: the brother's wife (Bokwewa legend)
  • “He there changed himself into one of those hair-snakes which are sometimes seen in running water. When she came down, he spoke to her, saying, ‘Take me up; I am Bokwewa.’ She then scooped him out and went home.”
• The powerful Manito drank the water containing Bokwewa and died.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician)
  • With: the powerful Manito (Bokwewa legend) the brother's wife (Bokwewa legend)
  • “She handed him the water containing the hair-snake, which he drank, with the snake, and soon after was a dead Manito.”
• Bokwewa failed to reclaim his brother, left him, and disappeared forever.(Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician)
  • With: Bokwewa's brother
  • “Finding that he was past reclaiming, Bokwewa left him, and disappeared forever.”

Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician

• siblings with Bokwewa's brother “Bokwewa and his brother lived in a secluded part of the country.”
• pupil: Bokwewa's brother “He instructed his brother in the manner of pursuing game, and made him acquainted with all the accomplishments of a sagacious and expert hunter.”
• recipient: Bokwewa's brother “Bokwewa was extremely kind to his brother, and did everything to render his life happy.”
• enemies with the powerful Manito (Bokwewa legend) “She resisted and called on Bokwewa, who jumped up to her assistance. But their joint resistance was unavailing; the man succeeded in carrying her away. In the scuffle, Bokwewa had his hump back much bruised on the stones near the door.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.