Jan Gilbert :: In the Beginning


 

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Gilbert, Jan
1946-0000
(b New York, 6 Aug 1946). American
In the Beginning <2007>
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A Native American legend from the Tlingit tribe of the Northwest Coast. Mvts may be performed as excerpts.
Source of text: Glenn Welker: Indigenous People’s Literature. Language: English
A. The Soft Darkness
B. Raven Arrives
C. The Ghosts
D. The Fish
E. Calypso I
F. The Magic Spring
G. Raven's Waltz
H. Storytelling by the Fire
I. Bossa Nova
J. Storytelling
K. Calypso II
L. Raven's Escape
M. The Wobbly Flight
N. The Creation of the Crooked Rivers
O. The Endless Night
Out of the Alaskan coastal wilderness, Raven creates the earth and then tricks Ganook to help him form all the rivers of the world. This is also the story of how the raven came to be black. A creation myth from the Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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Contents—(A) The Soft Darkness; (B) Raven Arrives; (C) The Ghosts; (D) The Fish; (E) Calypso I; (F) The Magic Spring; (G) Raven's Waltz; (H) Storytelling by the Fire; (I) Bossa Nova; (J) Storytelling; (K) Calypso II; (L) Raven's Escape; (M) The Wobbly Flight; (N) The Creation of the Crooked Rivers; (O) The Endless Night