Myths and Legends of Alaska

Katharine Berry Judson

PREFACE

THE ORIGIN OF THE TIDES

HOW THE RIVERS WERE FORMED

THE ORIGIN OF FIRE

DURATION OF WINTER

RAVEN'S FEAST

CREATION OF THE PORCUPINE

HOW RAVEN TAUGHT THE CHILKATS

RAVEN'S MARRIAGE

RAVEN AND THE SEALS

RAVEN AND PITCH

RAVEN'S DANCING BLANKET

THE BRINGING OF THE LIGHT BY RAVEN

DAYLIGHT ON THE NASS RIVER

THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS

THE ORIGIN OF THE WINDS

DURATION OF LIFE

GHOST TOWN

HOW RAVEN STOLE THE LAKE

THE KILLER WHALE

ORIGIN OF THE CHILKAT BLANKET [3]

ORIGIN OF LAND AND PEOPLE

CREATION OF THE WORLD

EAST WIND AND NORTH WIND

CREATION OF THE KILLER WHALE

THE CHIEF IN THE MOON

THE BOY IN THE MOON

THE BOY IN THE MOON (2)

HOW THE FOX BECAME RED

BEAVER AND PORCUPINE

THE MARK OF THE MARTEN

THE WOLVES AND THE DEER

THE CAMP ROBBER [12]

THE CIRCLING OF CRANES

THE LAST OF THE THUNDERBIRDS

HOW THE KIKSADI CLAN CAME TO SITKA

ORIGIN OF THE GRIZZLY BEAR CREST

ORIGIN OF THE FROG CREST

ORIGIN OF THE BEAVER CREST

ORIGIN OF THE KILLER WHALE CREST

THE DISCONTENTED GRASS PLANT

THE WIND PEOPLE

TRICKS OF THE FOX

Transcriber's Note

The cover image was created by the transcriber for the convenience of the reader, and it is placed in the public domain.

MYTHS AND LEGENDS
OF ALASKA

SELECTED AND EDITED BY
KATHARINE BERRY JUDSON
Author of “Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest,” and
“Montana, ‘The Land of Shining Mountains’”

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MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA

MYTHS AND LEGENDS
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