Case file · Folklore / legend
Yamoria and Bear Rock
Dene of the Mackenzie River tell how the law-giver Yamoria (Yamozha) killed giant beavers and stretched their pelts on Bear Rock above Tulita, where three red circles still show; missionary Émile Petitot published Dene traditions in 1886.
1886 CE · 64.90, -125.57 · status: legend
The account
Yamoria is credited with giving the Dene their laws and with making the land safe for people. Bear Rock is also said to show where he killed giant bears.