Myths and legends of Alaska . DO w t/3 a o w 13M O 13 r1 o MO >2: o oc| H. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA HOW RAVEN TAUGHT THE CHILKATS Tlingit (Wrangell) RAVEN taught the Chilkats that there were Ath-apascan Indians. He went back into theircountry. So the Chilkat people to this daymake their money by going there. Raven also taughtthe Chilkats how to make secret storehouses outside oftheir villages, and he taught them how to put salmoninto the storehouses and keep them frozen over is how the Chilkats got their name, from toll, storehouse, and xat, salmon. Raven also showed the Chil


Myths and legends of Alaska . DO w t/3 a o w 13M O 13 r1 o MO >2: o oc| H. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA HOW RAVEN TAUGHT THE CHILKATS Tlingit (Wrangell) RAVEN taught the Chilkats that there were Ath-apascan Indians. He went back into theircountry. So the Chilkat people to this daymake their money by going there. Raven also taughtthe Chilkats how to make secret storehouses outside oftheir villages, and he taught them how to put salmoninto the storehouses and keep them frozen over is how the Chilkats got their name, from toll, storehouse, and xat, salmon. Raven also showed the Chilkats the first seeds of In-dian tobacco and taught them how to plant it. Afterthe tobacco was grown, he dried it and pounded it upwith burned clam shells. The Chilkats made a greatdeal of money by trading tobacco with the Raven went beyond Copper River toYukatat. There he showed the people how to makecanoes out of skins. 4S MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA


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