Kwatyat the Transformer (Nuu-chah-nulth)
Kwatyat is one of the most important transformer figures in Nuu-chah-nulth mythology. After his adventures with his brother Tihtipihin rescuing their mother from the monster, Kwatyat traveled the land transforming the world and making it ready for human beings. He changed dangerous beings into harmless animals, taught people how to fish and hunt, and established the proper relationship between humans and the supernatural world. Kwatyat also had a trickster aspect — he could be foolish and greedy, and many stories tell of his failed attempts to imitate others or his schemes backfiring. In one s