Week 10: Alaskan Stories Reading Notes A

This week, I will focus on Native American stories and myths from the region of Alaska. A big portion of these myths are revolved around the legend of the raven. This is what I took notes on.

Notes

• There was the first man who was born out of a pea pod.
• He began to explore the world, and drank some of the pond water
• A raven then realized that he was there, and transformed into a man to talk to the new man.
• The man described the water he was in as "soft", and the raven brought him to "harder" lands
• The Raven then went to get food (berries) for the man, and the man felt better
• The Raven created some animals, explaining to the man how they were precious and should be placed in very specific locations.
• Finally, the Raven created a companion for the man, in the form of a woman.

Illustration from Judson's book

Story source: Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson (1911).