| Nisqually Totem Pole | |
|---|---|
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Origin |
Nisqually Tribe |
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Type |
Totem Pole |
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Effects |
Comes to life and attacks the nearest populated area. |
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Activation |
Presence of blood or death. |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 12. |
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Section |
Zeffari-939 |
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Aisle |
876540-098765 |
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Shelf |
56546-09877-87 |
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Date of Collection |
December 2nd, 1849 |
| [Source] | |
Origin[]
The Nisqually /nɪsˈkwɔːliː/ is a Lushootseed-speaking Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. They are a Southern Coast Salish people. They are federally recognized as the Nisqually Indian Tribe, formerly known as the Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
In 1848, near what is now Ashford, Washington, a dispute over fishing at the Nisqually River ended in the death of a white prospector named Nathanael Beatty. Enraging the group of prospectors set up near Mount Rainier, they massacred the entire tribe living near Ashford, all in front of the tribes totem pole. The last dying member of the tribe, killed on the pole, imbued it with the anger and fueled by horror of the atrocity, the pole came to life and attacked the prospectors. Furiously massacring the prospectors with the same vengeful rage, said to be powered by the tribe's ancestors.
The pole consists of a puma, a thunderbird and a bear
Effects[]
When in the presence of blood or death, the totem pole comes to life and separates into three parts that will attack the nearest populated area.
Collection[]
Collected by Warehouse 12 agents on December 2nd, 1849.