The Haida story of twins born to a union of a woman and a bear is similar to the founding myth in Korea where a bear becomes a woman. In Haida Taan gun might mean a bear that is a younger same sex sibling - and in Korean Taan gun might be the name of the bear that becomes a woman.

Oh well.

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