The Quileute Tribe can be found in La Push, Washington, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, tribesmen having inhabited this area for centuries. A lot has changed for the past hundred years, but the culture of the tribe is passed on through the Quileute Elders, as well as its tales and folklore.
One disclaimer is worthy of note. The Twilight book series, authored by Stephenie Meyer, delves deeply into the Quileute myths, and among them is the legend of “The Cold Ones”. This is the only fictitious legend that Stephenie Meyer states she has invented, only adding the story of the the Cold Ones, also known as vampires, in context to the novel plot. The Cold Ones are therefore not truly a part of the Quileute myths that have been passed on through time. All other characters in the novel, however, have been based according to her research regarding the Quileute tribe.
The Quileute Folklore contains several interesting characters. Q’wati was the greatest among them, being a sort of God, or Creator. Not only that, but to the tribe, he was their protector and mentor. It was said that he created the first men by changing two wolves into people – man and woman. Further in their legends, he was the reason why deers have antlers and beavers have tails. Aside from these, he was also said to have created the Neah people, the Queet, and the Hoh people. In fact, he has been the source of credit for the legends of six tribal societies originating from the the elk hunter, the whale hunter, the fisherman, the medicine man and the weather predictor.
The Basket Ogress, Dask’iya, is a cannibal woman the Quileute believed to capture children in her basket and carry them home to eat them. The legends about her are most often used to scare children from bad behavior. It is more likely than not that the modern stories about the bag lady originated from this particular Quileute folklore.
The Thunderbird as described by the Quileute, is an enormous avian large enough to carry a whale in its claws. It was said that he rescued the Quileutes from starvation by bringing them the whale to feed on. The Chief, as the legend states, prayed to the Great Spirit for assistance, and they believe that the Thunderbird was the manifestation of this prayer. They regard the Thuderbird with respect as the it was their savior in the time they were starving.
The Raven, is the trickster in the legends not exclusive to the Quileute tribe, but also spanning the surrounding tribes. It was through his mistakes that he learned. As described, he was lazy, arrogant, deceitful, and generally behaved badly. In one of these legends, he deceived his wife so that he can eat all the food that was given to them. These tales gave way to the selfsame fables read to children today in order to convey the right and the wrong.
Up til now, Quileute legends have influenced their tribesmen, and through additional hype in modern literature and cinema, have once again tickled the interest of many.
I’m sorry but we are not fictional. We are not mass murderers, we are more like the Cullens in Twilight, but have minor differences. We do feed on animal blood, we are capeable of drinking human blood and killing them. We are increadably strong and fast. We do mingle with humans to act normal. Humans as a whole do not know about our existance but more people know than you think. But I want people to know about our existance and to know the danger of us. I want them to understand and see us as normal. soon I will be writing a information page on us cold ones ‘vampires’. oh and notice we spell vampire without a ‘Y’.
we are not fictional. we are just the same as you but we are cold, have no heart beat and we are as hard as rock and yes we do fead on blood.
you guys aren’t serious rite…!!!!
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where are the vampires because you guys are acting to be them
carebare22 and gurpx you do not know what is out there we choose not to reveal our selves, as human would not understand that some of aren’t human killers. me and my family are vegaterians. cold one-cold heart is right about every thing but please dont tell anyone!
you wouldn’t believe the things out their.
i swear we exsist i would swear on my life and heart but we do not have one.
To our kind, if humans knew we would all die. my power is good well i should say powers. firstly, i can control my self around humans, and second i can shapeshift. i live in america .
Bye “
I am so sorry…………………………………………..
bad weather to day, its sunny.
They are real people, I have met one. They are just like us but cold and they feast on blood, so what?
joke joke joke hahahaha sorry my friend jane dared me to do it when she saw the web site i am human vampires aren’t real cold one-cold heart and bella.is.the.best are probebly joking as well i hope.
uuuuh…. Vampires aren’t real right?
No Vampires are very real my poor friend but we aint all that bad most of us are vegies and wont hurt any1
that means u vampires really exist then…………..in which country do u live please can u tell me…i want to know
What is WRONG wth you people! can you not see the difference between reality and fiction????? the twilight series IS fiction. trust me, if there were real vampires they would NOT be vegetarian! MY GOD, its like nature, when was the last time you heard of a vegetarian dog! if someone wrote a really cool book about santa would you all start to believe that he was real too!!!!! GET A LIFE! this is a site about Quileute Legends , Folklore, Tales, and Traditional Indian Stories. NOT a place for you to live out your pathetic fantacies of vampires. grow up!
Well diya Officialy i can’t tell you where we all live cause of those entusiastick scientist who wld want to try and study us but i will tell ya that im living in the wales area and amber1 if i am fictionary y have i been 17 4 the past 12yrs?
oh and amber did you no dat wolves eat vegitation as well and they rnt fictional rite?and rnt dey part ov the dog family?
I wish to intercede, you are living in works of fiction. I happen to have friends that are part of the Quileute Nation, whilst they appreciate the interest in their culture, legends, and ways of life, you are dangerously close to being disrespectful. I myself am a Native American of the Hopi Nation, such antics by you so called werewolves, and vampires are preposterous. Mainly someone who has lived for so long would have a decent command of the english language and its spelling. Please do not embarrass yourself further by continuing this facade of immortality in your posts. I say this because I care and delusional minds worry me. I have been a U.S. Marine for 15 years as well, so don’t take this the wrong way, I could put your thoughts of immortality to the test if desired. Good night and God bless, By the way, the Twilight saga is a good read.
how do u know u have been 17 years old for the past 12 years…..sorry for asking such a question …out of curiosity iam asking……can i know ur name plzzzzzz………when do u come online i want to know more about u……..
shadowrider…the above question is for u…why r u not answering…iam not any scientist…iam a student ….plzzzz answer ….i have been waiting for ur answers from sooo many days
srry diya i havent been able to get online and how do i no ive bin 17 4 th past 12yrs is cause ive been counting and i still cant get served:(lol my name is seth n i cum online when ever i get th chance,if u want to no more im online all day shld b anyway if nt ill get back to u wheneva i can. oh blevinsga i use this language nt cause i cnt spell bt cause its quicker and more based with teenagers it helps me feel normal and u can put my immortality 2 th test any day i mite enjoy drinkin ur blood as u try shootin me!
tell me more about u….do u have any gifts like edward have [reading minds] in twilight…….u say that u vampires exist….but there is no proof…..i searched many websites about existence of vampire but i didnot find any…when i told my father about this he laughed and told me that there r no vampires…when i told him this website he asked for me to prove [means in discovery or national geography channels they said that vampires are some bat like living things which create wounds by sucking blood completely where they create a wound]anyway iam diya from india
iam also 17 years old ….i cant test u because u r far away from me anyway i just want to see how u will be[i know its impossible]
Well u cnt prove dat vampires xsit cause we r afraid ov tryin 2 b studied many ov us dnt mind tellin pple bwt our kind on sites lyk dis cause no1 can find our true identitys
I cnt read minds lyk Edward bt sum of my m8s can,my powers is im xtreamly fast
thats really cute so u r extremly fast then…..can u be my friend seth……thanks for answering my questions…iam having another question…..how did u become a vampire?……[aren't u getting irritated with me...iam asking too many questions na thats why]anyway wat do u do?
tell me about yourself and ur family members…[this is open website everyone will read wat u write...so if u dont want to say about urself then dont .......i can understand]
i will be 18 tomorrow [March 3rd is my birthday]
I dnt mind answerin ur questions if u email me my email adress is speedyjr1@googlemail.com ok well i bcame a vampire by gettin bitten by my bst friend
heyyy did u get my mail….othewise check now immediately
hey so just wondering shadowrider what is it called when you ‘change’ someone i know the answer as a fact so u should 2???
soz bn so abrupt but ya know b4 i chat i wanna check
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