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)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Larry Wilson 5:11
2
The Flood (Tlingit) Read by John N. Daily 4:25
3
The Origin of the Tides (Tsetsaut) Read by John N. Daily 2:04
4
How the Rivers were Formed (Tlingit) Read by Audrey Giger 1:31
5
The Origin of Fire (Tlingit) Read by John N. Daily 0:56
6
Duration of Winter (Tlingit) Read by John N. Daily 1:12
7
Raven’s Feast (Tlingit) Read by Audrey Giger 1:55
8
Creation of the Porcupine (Tlingit) Read by John N. Daily 0:48
9
How Raven Taught the Chilkats (Tlingit) Read by Audrey Giger 1:21
10
Raven’s Marriage (Eskimo) Read by Audrey Giger 6:35
11
Raven and the Seals (Tsimshian) Read by John N. Daily 2:03
12
Raven and Pitch (Tsimshian) Read by Vern Seward 2:22
13
Raven’s Dancing Blanket (Tsimshian) Read by Vern Seward 1:28
14
Raven and the Gulls (Tsimshian) Read by Vern Seward 1:34
15
The Land Otter (Tlingit) Read by Vern Seward 1:28
16
Raven and Coot (Athapascan) Read by Vern Seward 1:21
17
Raven and Marmot (Eskimo) Read by Vern Seward 2:48
18
The Bringing of the Light by Raven (Eskimo) Read by Vern Seward 5:11
19
Daylight on the Nass River (Tlingit) Read by Vern Seward 1:55
20
The Naming of the Birds (Tlingit) Read by Vern Seward 3:30
21
The Origin of the Winds (Tlingit) Read by Vern Seward 1:05
22
Duration of Life (Tlingit) Read by Vern Seward 1:13
23
Ghost Town (Tlingit) Read by Larry Wilson 1:26
24
How Raven Stole the Lake (Haida) Read by Larry Wilson 3:02
25
The Killer Whale (Haida) Read by Amy Gramour 1:39
26
Origin of the Chilkat Blanket (Tsimshian) Read by Larry Wilson 4:24
27
Origin of Land and People (Eskimo) Read by BettyB 1:30
28
Creation of the World (Athapascan) Read by BettyB 1:24
29
Origin of Mankind (Eskimo) Read by BettyB 1:26
30
The First Woman (Eskimo) Read by BettyB 2:09
31
The First Tears (Eskimo) Read by BettyB 1:57
32
Origin of the Winds (Eskimo) Read by BettyB 5:43
33
Origin of the Wind (Athapascan) Read by BettyB 1:07
34
North Wind (Tlingit) Read by BettyB 1:15
35
East Wind and North Wind (Tlingit) Read by BettyB 1:18
36
Creation of the Killer Whale (Tlingit) Read by Amy Gramour 1:40
37
Future Life (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:31
38
The Land of the Dead (Eskimo) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 2:45
39
The Ghost Land (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 2:49
40
The Sky Country (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:59
41
The Lost Light (Eskimo) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 3:53
42
The Chief in the Moon (Eskimo) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:18
43
The Boy in the Moon (Eskimo) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:42
44
The Boy in the Moon (Athapascan) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:19
45
The Meteor(?) (Tsetsaut) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 0:50
46
Sleep House (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:05
47
Cradle Song (Koyukun) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 2:34
48
Proverbs (Tsimshian) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:05
49
How the Fox became Red (Athapascan) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:00
50
Beaver and Porcupine (Tsimshian) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 7:06
51
The Mark of the Marten (Athapascan) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 0:50
52
The Wolves and the Deer (Tsimshian) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:45
53
The Camp Robber (Athapascan) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:39
54
The Circling of Cranes (Eskimo) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:04
55
The Last of the Thunderbirds (Eskimo) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 2:38
56
How the Kiksadi Clan Came to Sitka (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:44
57
Origin of the Grizzly Bear Crest (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:10
58
Origin of the Frog Crest (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:22
59
Origin of the Beaver Crest (Tlingit) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:17
60
Origin of the Killer Whale Crest (Tlingit) Read by Amy Gramour 2:12
61
The Discontented Grass Plant (Eskimo) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 6:16
62
The Wind People (Koryak) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 1:24
63
Tricks of the Fox (Koryak) Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 2:10
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
