Reading Notes: Alaska Part A

The Raven Myth

  • Man fell from beach tree pod
  • Raven gave him berries
  • Man drank from the pool
  • Learning to be a human
  • The raven would pull up his beak and talk to the man 
  • Raven is the creator of the other animals as man molds them from clay
  • Raven made a companion for the man
  • Raven made more people, teaching them how to hunt
  • Raven also planted trees
  • Taught man how to make fire

The Flood

  • Raven became angry
  • Raven decided to flood the land
  • Stabbed woman with sea urchins to make tides recede
  • The people did not change


Raven's marriage

  • Raven married a geese 
  • Tried to live as a goose with her
  • Could not keep up with the pack and dried up


Raven and Marmot

  • Raven blocked Marmot's house
  • Marmot tricked Raven into dancing so he could slip between his legs and be safe
  • Marmot mocked Raven and called him a fool


The Bringing of the Light by Raven

  • The sun rising and setting is really raven carrying light
  • He stole it from a man who attacked the village

The Naming of the Birds

  • Raven literally names all the birds and tells them their tasks and gifts.

How Raven Stole the Lake

  • To get back at the beavers, Raven rolled up the lake and sat in a tree
  • The beavers tried to bite the tree down to get their home back.

                                                                 Raven Image
Bibliography: This story is part of the Alaskan Legends unit. Story source: Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson (1911).

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