Dzunukwa, also Tsonoqua, Tsonokwa, is a figure in
Kwakwaka'wakw mythology . She is an ancestor of the
Namgis clan through her son,
Tsilwalagame. She is venerated as a bringer of wealth, but is also greatly feared by children, because she is also known as an ogress who steals children and carries them home in her basket to eat.
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