Myths and Legends of Alaska

Katharine Berry Judson (1866 - 1929)

Editor Katharine Berry Judson collates and presents a narrative history of Alaskan Myths. Originally gathered and recorded by government ethnologists, she paints an overall picture of Alaskan history as told by its many tribes. From the Eskimo to the Tlingit, from the Tsetsaut to the Haida, the origin of the still-wild state begins with the great Bird (often called "Raven") and branches out, through its legends, in wonderful and amazing directions. (Summary by John N. Daily)

Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Larry Wilson
00:05:11
Play 01 The Raven Myth (Eskimo) Audrey Giger
00:21:15
Play 02 The Flood (Tlingit) John N. Daily
00:04:25
Play 03 The Origin of the Tides (Tsetsaut) John N. Daily
00:02:04
Play 04 How the Rivers were Formed (Tlingit) Audrey Giger
00:01:31
Play 05 The Origin of Fire (Tlingit) John N. Daily
00:00:56
Play 06 Duration of Winter (Tlingit) John N. Daily
00:01:12
Play 07 Raven’s Feast (Tlingit) Audrey Giger
00:01:55
Play 08 Creation of the Porcupine (Tlingit) John N. Daily
00:00:48
Play 09 How Raven Taught the Chilkats (Tlingit) Audrey Giger
00:01:21
Play 10 Raven’s Marriage (Eskimo) Audrey Giger
00:06:35
Play 11 Raven and the Seals (Tsimshian) John N. Daily
00:02:03
Play 12 Raven and Pitch (Tsimshian) Vern Seward
00:02:22
Play 13 Raven’s Dancing Blanket (Tsimshian) Vern Seward
00:01:28
Play 14 Raven and the Gulls (Tsimshian) Vern Seward
00:01:34
Play 15 The Land Otter (Tlingit) Vern Seward
00:01:28
Play 16 Raven and Coot (Athapascan) Vern Seward
00:01:21
Play 17 Raven and Marmot (Eskimo) Vern Seward
00:02:48
Play 18 The Bringing of the Light by Raven (Eskimo) Vern Seward
00:05:11
Play 19 Daylight on the Nass River (Tlingit) Vern Seward
00:01:55
Play 20 The Naming of the Birds (Tlingit) Vern Seward
00:03:30
Play 21 The Origin of the Winds (Tlingit) Vern Seward
00:01:05
Play 22 Duration of Life (Tlingit) Vern Seward
00:01:13
Play 23 Ghost Town (Tlingit) Larry Wilson
00:01:26
Play 24 How Raven Stole the Lake (Haida) Larry Wilson
00:03:02
Play 25 The Killer Whale (Haida) Amy Gramour
00:01:39
Play 26 Origin of the Chilkat Blanket (Tsimshian) Larry Wilson
00:04:24
Play 27 Origin of Land and People (Eskimo) BettyB
00:01:30
Play 28 Creation of the World (Athapascan) BettyB
00:01:24
Play 29 Origin of Mankind (Eskimo) BettyB
00:01:26
Play 30 The First Woman (Eskimo) BettyB
00:02:09
Play 31 The First Tears (Eskimo) BettyB
00:01:57
Play 32 Origin of the Winds (Eskimo) BettyB
00:05:43
Play 33 Origin of the Wind (Athapascan) BettyB
00:01:07
Play 34 North Wind (Tlingit) BettyB
00:01:15
Play 35 East Wind and North Wind (Tlingit) BettyB
00:01:18
Play 36 Creation of the Killer Whale (Tlingit) Amy Gramour
00:01:40
Play 37 Future Life (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:31
Play 38 The Land of the Dead (Eskimo) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:02:45
Play 39 The Ghost Land (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:02:49
Play 40 The Sky Country (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:59
Play 41 The Lost Light (Eskimo) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:03:53
Play 42 The Chief in the Moon (Eskimo) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:18
Play 43 The Boy in the Moon (Eskimo) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:42
Play 44 The Boy in the Moon (Athapascan) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:19
Play 45 The Meteor(?) (Tsetsaut) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:00:50
Play 46 Sleep House (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:05
Play 47 Cradle Song (Koyukun) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:02:34
Play 48 Proverbs (Tsimshian) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:05
Play 49 How the Fox became Red (Athapascan) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:00
Play 50 Beaver and Porcupine (Tsimshian) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:07:06
Play 51 The Mark of the Marten (Athapascan) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:00:50
Play 52 The Wolves and the Deer (Tsimshian) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:45
Play 53 The Camp Robber (Athapascan) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:39
Play 54 The Circling of Cranes (Eskimo) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:04
Play 55 The Last of the Thunderbirds (Eskimo) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:02:38
Play 56 How the Kiksadi Clan Came to Sitka (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:44
Play 57 Origin of the Grizzly Bear Crest (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:10
Play 58 Origin of the Frog Crest (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:22
Play 59 Origin of the Beaver Crest (Tlingit) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:17
Play 60 Origin of the Killer Whale Crest (Tlingit) Amy Gramour
00:02:12
Play 61 The Discontented Grass Plant (Eskimo) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:06:16
Play 62 The Wind People (Koryak) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:01:24
Play 63 Tricks of the Fox (Koryak) Kyle Van DeGlast
00:02:10