Miss Judson has collected these myths and legends from many printed sources. She disclaims originality, but she has rendered a service that will be appreciated by the many who have sought in vain for legends of the Indians. There is an agreeable surprise in store for any lover of folk-lore who will read these books. Contents: Preface The Raven Myth The Flood 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 Raven And The Gulls The Land Otter Raven And Coot Raven And Marmot 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 Origin Of Land And People Creation Of The World Origin Of Mankind The First Woman The First Tears Origin Of The Winds Origin Of The Wind North Wind East Wind And North Wind Creation Of The Killer Whale Future Life The Land Of The Dead The Ghost Land The Sky Country The Lost Light The Chief In The Moon The Boy In The Moon The Boy In The Moon The Meteor (?) Sleep House Cradle Song How The Fox Became Red Beaver And Porcupine … and many more …
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Katherine Berry Judson. Myths and Legends of Alaska
PREFACE
THE RAVEN MYTH
THE FLOOD
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
RAVEN AND THE GULLS
THE LAND OTTER
RAVEN AND COOT
RAVEN AND MARMOT
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
ORIGIN OF LAND AND PEOPLE
CREATION OF THE WORLD
ORIGIN OF MANKIND
THE FIRST WOMAN
THE FIRST TEARS
ORIGIN OF THE WINDS
ORIGIN OF THE WIND
NORTH WIND
EAST WIND AND NORTH WIND
CREATION OF THE KILLER WHALE
FUTURE LIFE
THE LAND OF THE DEAD
THE GHOST LAND
THE SKY COUNTRY
THE LOST LIGHT
THE CHIEF IN THE MOON
THE BOY IN THE MOON
THE BOY IN THE MOON
THE METEOR (?)
SLEEP HOUSE
CRADLE SONG
HOW THE FOX BECAME RED
BEAVER AND PORCUPINE
THE MARK OF THE MARTEN
THE WOLVES AND THE DEER
THE CAMP ROBBER
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
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