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Gluskap
Gluskap AmericaAccording to the Abnaki Indians, a tribe of Algonquin stock, Gluskap is a cultural founder hero who retired from the world after performing amazing feats on behalf of gods and men. Once he even rode on a whale. Like King Arthur of Celtic tradition, Gluskap is expected to return one day and save his people.
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