The Raven Story

This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, presents a telling of the Tlingit myth, "How Raven Gave Light to the World." The story is told by Shirley Kendall (Eagle Moiety), originally from the Alaskan village of Hoonah. It is illustrated with video of Native dancers and Alaskan scenery, as well as with images depicting Raven.

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[NikkoYM]

@aristotleeins I like the way your aunt is telling the story, her personality, and her delivery. very nice.

[aristotleeins]

This is my great aunty telling the story; her brother, my grandfather, told me that story when I was a child.  It's still one of my favorite stories. I use part of it in giving an introduction to Tlingit culture in introductory anthropology courses (I'm a grad student in anthropology). I'm glad to see it shared here, although I'm of two minds about the presentation itself. It is what it is.

[San72390]

I'll smoke what she's having!

[TheaterRaven]

Thank you so much for posting this. This is my favorite Native American legend, the story of how Raven brought light to the world. We all have Raven inside us, each of our spirits has a unique bit of light to share with the world, and each ray of light is precious because everyone is an individual—no two beams of light are the same.