Seelkee is a monster in Pacific Northwest folklore, from Chilliwack, British Columbia. Seelkee is a supernatural lake/river-swamp being from Stó:lō (Coast Salish) oral geography around present-day Chilliwack, British Columbia, commonly described in secondary sources as a horse‑headed sea‑serpent–like lake monster reported in local swamps and lakes for generations.
The sources provided contain no detailed origin myth or creation narrative for Seelkee. Secondary accounts and compiled folklore note Seelkee as a longstanding element of Stó:lō oral geography tied to particular lakes and swamps around present‑day Chilliwack, but do not record a specific cosmogonic or origin story within the cited materials.
Secondary sources most commonly describe Seelkee as a 10– to 15‑foot (3.0–4.6 m) sea‑serpent–like creature with the head of a horse. Variant descriptions include two‑headed, snake‑like portrayals, a coloration described as mostly black with red circular designs, and an alternative account describing a being with a human body and the head of a horse. Seelkee imagery also appears on Stó:lō longhouse house posts, often accented with red paint.
The supplied sources do not enumerate specific supernatural powers beyond general characterizations of Seelkee as a dangerous lake monster in local memory. Ethnographic anecdotes record a behavioral admonition reported to a settler: 'Don't turn around, if you do you'll be sick,' but the sources do not provide detailed causal mechanisms or further cataloged abilities such as drowning, possession, or other effects.
Weaknesses
None recorded.
Wards
- conditionDo not turn around (traditional admonition recorded in sources)
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