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Tlingit and Haida Tradition

Tlingit and Haida (Northwest Coast peoples of present-day Southeast Alaska and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia)

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Raven
  2. 2.Djilaqons
  3. 3.Fog Woman
  4. 4.Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon
  5. 5.Master Carpenter
  6. 6.Naas Shaak Aankáawu
  7. 7.Old-Woman-Underneath
  8. 8.Petrel
  • A.daylight, wealth
  • B.fog, salmon
  • C.ancestry of the Eagle clans, the Eagle moiety
  • D.the post that holds up the earth, the tides, earthquakes
  • E.fog, salmon, abundance
  • F.woodworking, canoes, craft
  • G.fresh water, the everlasting spring
  • H.transformation, daylight, trickery and creation

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon · Naas Shaak Aankáawu · Raven

  1. 1. is a parent of Raven.
  2. 2. is the spouse of Fog Woman.
  3. 3. is a parent of Fog Woman.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Raven associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Raven?

  2. 2. What was Djilaqons associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Djilaqons?

  3. 3. Retell “Raven Steals the Light” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “Raven and the First Men” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Tlingit and Haida Tradition

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Raven: H
  2. 2. Djilaqons: C
  3. 3. Fog Woman: E
  4. 4. Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon: B
  5. 5. Master Carpenter: F
  6. 6. Naas Shaak Aankáawu: A
  7. 7. Old-Woman-Underneath: D
  8. 8. Petrel: G

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Naas Shaak Aankáawu
  2. 2. Raven
  3. 3. Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. transformation, daylight, trickery and creation. Symbols: the raven, the bentwood box. (mythosatlas.com/deities/raven)
  2. 2. ancestry of the Eagle clans, the Eagle moiety. Symbols: the eagle. (mythosatlas.com/deities/djilaqons)
  3. 3. Raven tricks his way into the household of a wealthy old man at the head of the Nass River to steal his nested boxes holding the stars, moon, and sun, freeing daylight into the world. (mythosatlas.com/stories/raven-steals-the-light)
  4. 4. Walking alone on the beach at Rose Spit, Haida Gwaii, Raven finds a giant clamshell full of small frightened beings and coaxes them out to become the first Haida. (mythosatlas.com/stories/raven-and-the-first-men)

Generated from the Mythos Atlas catalog. Traditions vary between sources; accept well-supported alternatives.