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This is our index of Aleut folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have organized our indigenous American legends section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same story 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 Aleuts (also known as the Unangan), the traditional stories of related people like the Inuit and Yupik tribes are very similar to Aleut myths.
Agugux:
This is the name of the Aleut creator god. Agugux is an incorporeal spirit who is rarely personified in Aleut stories. His name, which literally
means "Creator," is pronounced similar to ah-ghoo-ghookh, so that it roughly rhymes with the word "book."
Raven (Qanglaagix):
Raven is a culture hero of the Aleut and other Native Alaskan tribes.
He is a benevolent transformer figure who helps the people and shapes their world for them,
but at the same time, he is also a trickster character and many Aleut stories about Raven have to do with
his frivolous or poorly thought out behavior getting him into trouble.
His Aleut name is pronounced similar to kan-glah-ghikh.
The Fight for a Wife:The Girl Who Married the Moon:The Girl Who Searched For Her Lover:Origin of the Winds:Raven and His Grandmother:The Two Inquisitive Men:The White Faced Bear:Aleut Tales and Narratives: 
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