Myths and legends of Alaska . RAVENS FEAST Tlingit AVENS mother died, so he gave a great feast,but first he went to the Ground-hog people toget food. Now the Ground-hog people knowwhen slides descend from the mountains, and they knowthat spring is then near at hand, so they throw all oftheir winter food out of their burrows. Raven wantedthem to do this. He said, There is going to be aworld snowslide. Ground-hog chief answered, Well,nobody in this town knows about it. In the spring when the snowslides did come, theGround-hogs threw out all their green herbs, and theirroots from their burrows. T
Myths and legends of Alaska . RAVENS FEAST Tlingit AVENS mother died, so he gave a great feast,but first he went to the Ground-hog people toget food. Now the Ground-hog people knowwhen slides descend from the mountains, and they knowthat spring is then near at hand, so they throw all oftheir winter food out of their burrows. Raven wantedthem to do this. He said, There is going to be aworld snowslide. Ground-hog chief answered, Well,nobody in this town knows about it. In the spring when the snowslides did come, theGround-hogs threw out all their green herbs, and theirroots from their burrows. Therefore Raven said to the people, I am going tohave a feast. I am going to invite the whole was going to invite every one because he hadheard that the Gonaqadet had a Chilkat blanket and aChilkat hat and he wanted to see First he in-vited the Gonaqadet and afterward the other chiefs 1 See myth, Origin of the Chilkat Blanket. 42. Ii\i FALLS. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA CREATION OF THE PORCUPINE Tlingit RAVEN went into the woods and set out to makeporcupines. For quills he took pieces of yellowcedar bark. These he set all the way up anddown the porcupines back so that bears would be afraidof it. That is why bears never eat porcupines. Ravensaid to the porcupine, Whenever any one comes nearyou, throw your tail about. That is why people areafraid to go near a porcupine. 44 &>~*i- -: ^v^:|g», • ^^gr J*i5 f- > A?. 1
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