( Revelstoke, BC) where the Columbia River flows into the Arrow Lakes, then up and around The Big Bend then down past ʔaknuqⱡuk( Golden, BC) past Yaknusuʔki( Briscoe, BC) then on past Yakyuȼki. The chase carries on through Kwataq̓nuk( Athalmere) then past Kananuk( Windermere, BC) past ʔakiskq̓nuk( Windermere Lakes), then back into the Columbia Lake, Yaqa · n Nukiy,( Canal Flats, BC). This completed the cycle of the chase.
Yawuʔnik̓ would once again escape into the Kootenay River and the chase would go on. The chase would go on and on. Every time the war party thought they had Yawuʔnik̓ cornered, Yawuʔnik̓ would escape again.
One day sitting on the river bank observing the chase was a wise old one named Kik̓um. Kik̓um told Naⱡmuqȼin, You are wasting your time and energy chasing the monster. Why not use your size and strength and with one sweep of your arm, block the river from flowing into the lake and the next time the monster enters the lake you will have him trapped. Naⱡmuqȼin took the advice of Kik̓um and did as he was told. The next time Yawunik̓ entered the lake, he was trapped.
Having successfully corralled Yawuʔnik̓, a decision had to be made as to whom the honor of killing Yawuʔnik̓ would be bestowed upon. The honor was awarded to Yamakpaⱡ( Red-headed Woodpecker).
When Yawuʔnik̓ was killed, he was taken ashore and butchered and distributed among the animals. There remained only the innards and bones. The ribs were scattered throughout the region and now form the Hoo Doos seen throughout the area.
Naⱡlmuqȼin then took the white balloon-like organ, known as the swim bladder, and crumbled it into small pieces and scattered it in all directions saying,‘ These will be the white race of people’. He then took the black ingredient from the inner side of the backbone, the kidney, and broke it into small pieces and scattered them in all directions declaring,‘ These will be the black race’. He then took the orange roe and threw the pieces in all directions saying,‘ These will be the yellow race of people’.
Naⱡmuqȼin looked at his bloody hands and reached down for some grass to wipe his hands. He then let the blood fall to the ground saying,‘ This will be the red people, they will remain here forever’.
Naⱡmuqȼin, in all the excitement, rose to his feet and stood upright hitting his head on the ceiling of the sky. He knocked himself dead. His feet went northward and is today know as Ya · ⱡiki, in the Yellowhead Pass vicinity. His head is near Yellowstone Park in the State of Montana. His body forms the Rocky Mountains.
The people were now keepers of the land. The spirit animals ascended above and are the guiding spirits of the people. 5