This is a collection of stories from the Ahtna Indians of Alaska, collected and retold by tribe member John Smelcer. Numerous illustrations by Larry Vienneau accompany the stories and numerous pictures of the Ahtna Indians and the storytellers are also included. The book’s Foreword is by Gary Snyder. Each story is introduced by John Smelcer. A comprehensive bibliography of works on Alaskan mythology and folklore is included at the end.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
Introduction
The Box of Water 3
Raven Steals the Stars, the Moon, and the Sun 5
How Raven Killed the Whale 9
Raven and Loon: The Necklace Story 13
The Mouse Story 17
The Man Who Married an Otter Woman 21
When Raven Was Killed 25
How Porcupine Got Quills 29
When Raven Killed Grizzly Bear 31
The Blind Man and the Loon 33
Fox and the Greedy Wolverine 37
How Wolverine Became Fierce 41
How Moose Got His Dewlap 43
Tazlina Lake Monster 45
The Giant Ice Worm 47
Fox and Wolf 49
Stone Woman 53
Bush Indians 57
How Camprobber Got His Face 59
How Rabbit Got His Tail 61
Raven and Goose-Wife 65
Spider Woman Story 67
The Old Man and the Bear 71
Owl Story 73
The Man With Too Many Wives 75
The House of Wind 77
How Raven Made Salmon Swim 79
When Raven Made Denali 83
When They Killed the Monkey People 85
The Boy Who Offended Salmon 89
When Raven Killed Porcupine 91
The Woman Taken By A Bear 93
Giant Killer 97
The First Mosquitoes 99
The Hole in the Sky101
Bibliography103
Preface to Bibliographic Index 103
Bibliographic Index of Alaska Native Oral Narratives and Ethnography 104
Aleut 104
Athabaskan 105
Eskimo 108
Eyak 111
Haida 112
Tlingit 113
Tsimshian 115
About the Authors and Artist 117
John Smelcer 117
Gary Snyder 118
Larry Vienneau 118
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