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Native Languages of the Americas:
Tlingit Legends and Traditional Stories

This is our collection of links to Tlingit 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 Tlingit tribe, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Haida and Tsimshian are very similar.

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

Tlingit Indian Folklore

*Tlingit Myths and Texts
*Creation Story of the Tlingit
*How Mosquitos Came To Be
*Raven
*Bear, Raven, and Humans
*Katlian and the Iron People
*The Arrow Chain
*Inviting The Bears
*The Star Shooter
*Raven and the Tides
*The Woman Who Married A Frog
*Natsilane
*Beaver and Porcupine

Additional Resources

 Books of Native American legends
 Native religions
 Tlingit religion and expressive culture



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