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The distinctive artistic style of Northwest Coast tribal groups is used to illustrate this simple story of a boy who, lost in a storm, finds himself among killer whale people who teach him a dance and help him return to his people. In an appended note, the author explains that this is an original story based on his knowledge of Northwest Coast cosmology.