denahi

Denahi is a male Inuk human. He is the brother of Sitka and Kenai. Denahi and his younger brother, Kenai, grew up under the care and tutelage of their elder brother, Sitka. They learned to hunt, fish, and contribute to their tribe together, which forged an inseparable bond between them. As an adolescent, Denahi witnessed Sitka die in a fight with a bear, which Kenai had instigated. As a result, Denahi blamed Sitka's death on Kenai, which drove Kenai to pursue and kill the bear to avenge Sitka's death. Though Denahi attempted to stop Kenai, he arrived at the scene of the fight to find Kenai gone and a bear standing in his place. Unaware that the bear was really a transformed Kenai, Denahi swore his vengeance and embarked on a quest to slay the bear. Denahi made many attempts on Kenai's life, even endangering himself in the process, and almost succeeded until Sitka interfered and transformed Kenai back into a human. With Kenai restored to his natural form, the brothers reconciled, and Denahi denounced his original mission to enact revenge. Due to his time as a bear and his bond with a bear cub named Koda, Kenai chose to remain a bear, and Denahi gave him his blessing. Later, Denahi officiated the ceremony in which Kenai placed his paw print on the wall of their ancestors. Eventually, Denahi went on to succeed Tanana as the shaman of their tribe, to whom he related the story of Kenai's miraculous transformation.