# Edechewe

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**Edechewe** (the **Fisher-Man**) is a [folk hero](/source/Hero) of the [Madesi](/source/Achomawi), a [Native American](/source/Indigenous_peoples_in_the_United_States) tribe of the [Pit River](/source/Pit_River) region, located in what is now [Northern California](/source/Northern_California). Edechewe was born supernaturally from the cone of a [sugar pine](/source/Sugar_pine) as the result of a magical rite performed by his father, Ahsoballache. His parents nurture him through infancy, after which his grandmother, To'kis, raises him.

In toddlerhood, Edechewe begins to exhibit extraordinary [hunting](/source/Hunting) skills. He grows into an attractive, kindhearted young man. In appearance, character, and ability, he is an exemplar of Madesi manhood.

Under the guidance of the superbeing Annikadel, his adventures culminate in the completion of a mission to propel the Chools ([personifications](/source/Anthropomorphism) of the [sun](/source/Sun) and [moon](/source/Moon)) into the sky, along with their followers, the [North Star](/source/North_Star) and the [South Star](/source/South_Star).

## See also

- [Achomawi](/source/Achomawi)

- [Traditional narratives (Native California)](/source/Traditional_narratives_(Native_California))

## References

- Woiche, Istet (1928). [Merriam, C. Hart](/source/Clinton_Hart_Merriam) (ed.). *Annikadel: The History of the Universe as Told by the Achumawi Indians of California*. [Boston](/source/Boston): Stratford Company. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [23901657](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/23901657).

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