ing - place ▁Woman ). ▁ ▁Dep iction ▁W aka - ush ▁Kam uy ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁long - ha ired ▁woman ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁sk illed ▁dan cer ▁and ▁singer . ▁ ▁M yth ology ▁In ▁A inu ▁myth ology , ▁W aka - ush ▁Kam uy ▁is ▁a ▁bene vol ent ▁god dess ▁who ▁over se es ▁the ▁river ▁valle ys ▁around ▁which ▁A inu ▁communities ▁centered ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁fresh ▁water . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁human ity , ▁and ▁is ▁sometimes ▁pet ition ed ▁to ▁inter ced e ▁with ▁other ▁kam uy ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf . ▁ ▁One ▁such ▁myth ▁tells ▁how ▁W aka - ush ▁Kam uy ▁ended ▁a ▁fam ine ▁that ▁had ▁broken ▁out . ▁ ▁Pet ition ed ▁by ▁Ok ik ur me , ▁the ▁culture ▁hero ▁and ▁sor cer er , ▁she ▁inv ites ▁the ▁kam uy ▁of ▁the ▁rap ids , ▁the ▁kam uy ▁of ▁fish , ▁the ▁kam uy ▁of ▁game , ▁the ▁god dess ▁of ▁the ▁h unt ▁Hash - In au - uk ▁Kam uy , ▁and ▁the ▁over se er ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁Kot ank or ▁Kam uy ▁to ▁a ▁fe ast . ▁ ▁She ▁d ances ▁and ▁s ings , ▁entertain ing ▁them , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁evening ▁brings ▁up ▁the ▁humans ' ▁pl ight . ▁▁ ▁The ▁fish ▁kam uy ▁inform s ▁her ▁that ▁the ▁humans ▁were ▁not ▁killing ▁fish ▁in ▁the ▁proper ▁rit ual ▁manner , ▁so