Native cultures
What's new on our site today!U.S. indigenous languages
Native cultures
What's new on our site today!
|
Find Native American ancestors in your family tree
|
This is our collection of links to Kaska folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American myths 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 Kaskas, the mythology of related tribes like the Chipewyan and Slavey tribes are very similar.
Beaver:
Also known as the Transformer, Beaver is a heroic monster-slaying character in Kaska folklore. Frequently he uses his cleverness
rather than his strength to defeat his enemies, at which point he often transforms them into
something harmless.
Raven:
Raven is a culture hero of the Tahltan tribe.
He is a benevolent figure who helps the people and shapes their world for them,
but at the same time, he is also a trickster spirit and many Raven stories have to do with
his frivolous or poorly thought out behavior getting him into trouble.
A'tix (also spelled A.tix or Atix):
A huge man-eating monster. Some people believe it was based on fossils or ancient tribal traditions of
woolly mammoths.
Determination of the Seasons:The Story of Bladder-Head Boy:Our Voices: Native Stories of Alaska and the Yukon:
Back to Native American gods list
Back to the Amerindian homepage
Read some American Indian poems
American Indian Art
American Indian Herb
Indian Names
Would you like to help support our organization's work with endangered American Indian languages?
Contacts and FAQ page
