Legends / Oral Stories


Legends / Oral Stories

 

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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.

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

Why the others are all afraid of the men from Sheep Bay