Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon
Mythological Narrative
Scholarly Commentary & Evolution
## A minor but named figure
Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon appears in the Tlingit Fog Woman story as her father, establishing her as the daughter of a figure connected to fog and salmon abundance before her marriage to Raven. Public retellings of the story, including those associated with Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Alaska Native Knowledge Network, name him this way, though he does not otherwise appear as an independent character with his own separate narrative in the sources this site draws on.
Academic Discussion & Critique
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