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Readers who enjoy creation myths, trickster stories, animal tales and far northern lore will love this collection. It also suits anyone who likes short tales to share aloud.
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What would you say if the maker of the world stared at you and asked where on earth you came from? That is how the first man meets Raven. Man has just dropped out of a beach pea pod, and Raven, who made the vine, has never seen anything like him.
Myths and Legends of Alaska gathers tales collected by Katharine Berry Judson, who introduced it in Seattle in 1911. She drew on records made by government ethnologists of Eskimo, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida and Athapascan tellers, and kept their plain, direct voice. Here you meet a trickster who makes animals from clay, steals the sun and spills rivers from his beak.
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- 1Raven shapes the first animals from clayFree
- 2Raven teaches people how to live
- 3Raven steals the light and sets the days turning
- 4Raven shapes the coast, the tides and the winds
- 5Raven is a trickster who is often fooled himself
- 6Death and the road to the land of the dead
- 7Clans, crests and spirit animals
- 8Small tales, songs and sayings carry lasting lessons
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Raven shapes the first animals from clay
The world is only water and a great Bird, and then a man drops out of a beach pea pod. In the Bering Straits Eskimo version, he lies curled in the pod for four days and bursts it on the fifth. He stands up full grown on soft ground and drinks from a pool because his stomach feels strange.
A dark shape flutters toward him. It is Raven, who pushes his beak up onto his head like a mask and becomes a man. He stares, circles and asks what this creature is. He made the pea vine, but never expected Man to come from it. The scene is funny and gentle, because the maker is as surprised as his creation.
Raven goes to work. He shapes clay into mountain sheep, tame reindeer and caribou. He asks Man to close his eyes, pulls down his beak mask and waves his wings four times. The mountain sheep bound away alive.
How long the clay dried in Raven's hand decides how each animal looks. Because Man is lonely, Raven also shapes a white clay woman with water grass for hair.
The takeaway is that in this world every creature has a shape, a home and a purpose, and the shape comes from a story.
That’s 1 of 8 key points.
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- LengthAbout 21,600 words
- Reading timeAbout 1 h 30 min
Questions about Mitos y leyendas de Alaska
What is Myths and Legends of Alaska about?
It gathers myths from Eskimo, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida and Athapascan peoples. Most follow Raven, the maker and trickster, who creates animals, steals the sun, and shapes the coast, along with tales of the dead, clans, winds and animals.
Who is Raven in Alaskan myths?
Raven is the creator and trickster of the northern tales. He wears a bird beak like a mask, makes animals and people, steals light and water, and teaches skills, but he is also greedy and often fooled.
Who collected these stories and when?
Katharine Berry Judson compiled them and wrote her preface in 1911. She used records made by government ethnologists, who had written down the tales from northern peoples and their storytellers.
Is Myths and Legends of Alaska easy to read?
Yes, the language is plain and direct, and most tales are only a page or two. You can read one at a time, aloud or alone, and enjoy each as a complete story.
What do the Raven stories explain?
They explain why caribou have white bellies, why halibut are dark on one side, how day and night began, why tides rise and fall, and why death exists, using vivid scenes.
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Myths and Legends of Alaska. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/myths-and-legends-of-alaska.
Myths and legends of Alaska. (2026). Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/myths-and-legends-of-alaska (Original work published 1911)
Myths and Legends of Alaska. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/myths-and-legends-of-alaska.
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