
Published online:
31 October 2023
Published in print:
22 August 2002
Online ISBN:
9780197714812
Print ISBN:
9780195146226
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Bierhorst, John, 'The Hungry Heroes', The Mythology Of North America: With a New Afterword (New York, NY , 2002; online edn, Oxford Academic, 31 Oct. 2023), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195146226.003.0002, accessed 18 May 2025.
Abstract
In Tlingit country it was once claimed that only the rich told Raven stories, because only they had the time to learn them. On the other hand, modern Tlingit, who still tell the stories, have said that Raven thinks of the poor, just as Jesus did. Different as they are, the statements both ring true if it is remembered that the Tlingit today, like other Northwest Coast tribes, struggle to preserve remnants of their cultural heritage, while a single Tlingit mask of the classical period can bring tens of thousands of dollars at auction in New York.
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