The most elaborate and respected of the Kwakwaka’wakw Winter Dance ceremonies is the Hamatsa Society. The creatures of the Hamatsa Society are mythological cannibal birds, animals and beings, who live in great houses in the sky. They are under the control of Bakbakwalanooksiwae, a powerful man-eating spirit. Crooked Beak, Supernatural Raven, and Hok Hok are part of the Hamat’sa, a complex and laye…