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Native Languages of the Americas:
Ahtna Legends and Traditional Stories

This is our collection of links to Ahtna folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American tales section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Ahtna tribe, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Gwich'in and Tanaina are very similar.

Enjoy the stories! If you would like to recommend a Ahtna legend for this page or think one of the ones on here should be removed, please contact us and let us know.

Ahtna Indian Folklore

*Native Alaskan Stories:
    Online collection of eight Ahtna, Tlingit, and Eskimo legends, from a Native Alaskan educational organization.
Atna' Yanida'a: Ahtna Stories * In the Shadows of Mountains:
    Ahtna folklore books for sale.

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