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Native American Legends: Raven (Arctic)
Name: Raven (Arctic)
Tribal affiliation: Inuit,
Aleut,
Yup'ik Eskimo
Native names: Qanglaagix (Aleut), Tulukaruq (Yup'ik)
Pronunciation: kan-glah-ghikh, too-loo-kah-rook
Type: Native American god,
raven spirit,
trickster,
transformer
Related figures in other tribes: Raven (Northwest Coast)
Raven is the culture hero of the Inuit, Aleut and Yupik Eskimo peoples.
He is a benevolent and revered 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 Arctic Raven stories have to do with
his frivolous or poorly thought out behavior getting him into trouble.
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Additional Resources
Inuit myths
Inuit language
Yupik language
Unangan language
Alaska Native tribes
Arctic Culture Area
The Eskimo language family

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