The little boy who was left behind
As Told By: Lydia Bogren, age 16 Kaa too wu kin yoo xat du wasaakw Shugkeidee aya xat Xeitl hit dax Kwaashi Kwaan yadi aya xat My name is Lydia Bogren. My clan is shungukeidee I come from the Thunderbird…
Alaska Native peoples, tribes, culture and history of Inupiat, Yup'ik, Aleut, Tlingit and more.
Legends / Oral Stories
Legends / Oral Stories
Origin of Light, an Inuit Legend
In the early times, there was only darkness; there was no light at all. At the edge of the sea a woman lived with her father. One time she went out to get some water. As she was scraping the…
Why the others are all afraid of the men from Sheep Bay
The people from Port Wells and Chenega came to Sheep Bay and had a big meeting in the smoke house. It was winter. They were getting ready to hunt mountain goat next day.
Chugach Migration Legend
Their own legends say they came from the North, I heard the following story: “To the north from Kodiak Island there is a little settlement, Chilkak. There a powerful old man created man and woman.