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Myths and Legends of Alaska

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Religion & mythology Mythology, Legends & Folklore

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Table of contents

1. Front matter 2. PREFACE 3. ILLUSTRATIONS 4. THE RAVEN MYTH 5. THE FLOOD 6. THE ORIGIN OF THE TIDES 7. HOW THE RIVERS WERE FORMED 8. THE ORIGIN OF FIRE 9. DURATION OF WINTER 10. RAVEN’S FEAST 11. CREATION OF THE PORCUPINE 12. HOW RAVEN TAUGHT THE CHILKATS 13. RAVEN’S MARRIAGE 14. RAVEN AND THE SEALS 15. RAVEN AND PITCH 16. RAVEN’S DANCING BLANKET 17. RAVEN AND THE GULLS 18. THE LAND OTTER 19. RAVEN AND COOT 20. RAVEN AND MARMOT 21. THE BRINGING OF THE LIGHT BY RAVEN 22. DAYLIGHT ON THE NASS RIVER 23. THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS 24. THE ORIGIN OF THE WINDS 25. DURATION OF LIFE 26. GHOST TOWN 27. HOW RAVEN STOLE THE LAKE 28. THE KILLER WHALE 29. ORIGIN OF THE CHILKAT BLANKET[3]30. ORIGIN OF LAND AND PEOPLE 31. CREATION OF THE WORLD 32. ORIGIN OF MANKIND 33. THE FIRST WOMAN 34. THE FIRST TEARS 35. ORIGIN OF THE WINDS 36. ORIGIN OF THE WIND 37. NORTH WIND 38. EAST WIND AND NORTH WIND 39. CREATION OF THE KILLER WHALE 40. FUTURE LIFE 41. THE LAND OF THE DEAD 42. THE GHOST LAND 43. THE SKY COUNTRY 44. THE LOST LIGHT 45. THE CHIEF IN THE MOON 46. THE BOY IN THE MOON 47. THE BOY IN THE MOON 48. THE METEOR (?)49. SLEEP HOUSE 50. CRADLE SONG[4]51. PROVERBS 52. HOW THE FOX BECAME RED 53. BEAVER AND PORCUPINE 54. THE MARK OF THE MARTEN 55. THE WOLVES AND THE DEER 56. THE CAMP ROBBER[12]57. THE CIRCLING OF CRANES 58. THE LAST OF THE THUNDERBIRDS 59. HOW THE KIKSADI CLAN CAME TO SITKA 60. ORIGIN OF THE GRIZZLY BEAR CREST 61. ORIGIN OF THE FROG CREST 62. ORIGIN OF THE BEAVER CREST 63. ORIGIN OF THE KILLER WHALE CREST 64. THE DISCONTENTED GRASS PLANT 65. THE WIND PEOPLE 66. TRICKS OF THE FOX

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