Make
Prayers to the Raven.
Raven that is,
Raven that was,
Raven that always will be.
Make prayers to the Raven.
Raven, bring us luck.
from the Koyukon
Chief's
Rattle
How Raven Stole the Sun
(Tsimshian Clan
Dance)
How
Raven Invented Fire
How
Raven Lost His Beak
How
Raven Made the World
In the Beginning
Man and the Ravens (Chippewa)
Many
Faces of Raven
Raven and His Grandmother (Aleuts)
Raven's Great Adventure (Alaska)
Talking Raven Who Became a Hero
(Omar the Amazing Raven)
Before Raven came, the earth was dark and cold. When he saw people living without shadows, he began a search for light. He finds it at the house of Sky Chief, who does not want to share it. Raven changes himself into a pine needle and floats down into the water that Sky Chief's daughter is drinking. In her stomach, he turns into a baby, to Sky Chief's delight. When the baby asks for and receives the shiny ball in the box, he turns back into Raven and flies into the sky, placing the ball where all may enjoy it. That is why Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest feed the raven.
Background
of the Raven Stories
Bibliography
Crow
with Raspy Voice
Dotson'
Sa, Great Raven Makes The World
Eldrbarry's
Raven Tales
Raven
and the Whale
Raven
Mythology
Raven
in Literature
Raven
in Mythology
Raven
in Southeast Mythology
Raven
Stories
Raven
Story
Raven
Tales
Raven
was White
Yelth:
the Raven
RAVEN:
A TRICKSTER TALE FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
written and illustrated by Gerald McDermott.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
111 Fifth Ave., N.Y., NY 10003
(800) 543-1918.
For ages 4-8.
Illustrated. 32 pp., 0-15-265661-8.
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