Title: A Cycle of Myths: Native Legends from Southeast Alaska
Author: John E. Smelcer
Illustrator: Larry Vienneau, Jr.
Published: Anchorage, Alaska: Todd Communications, 2005
Contents: Introduction -- Map of Native Peoples of Alaska -- 1. Tlingit: Introduction to Tlingit-Haida; Raven Steals the Sun, Moon, and Stars; Creation of the Killer Whale; Owl Legend; The Girl Taken by the Frog People; Fog Woman; When Raven Tricked Ganook -- 2. Haida: Raven and the First Haida People; Blackskin Meets Strength; Shag and Raven; The Devilfish; Eagle-Man's Revenge -- 3. Eyak: Introduction to Eyak; The Blind Man and the Loon; The Octopus Who Married a Woman; When Raven Killed the Whale -- Raven and Loon: The Necklace Story -- 4. Tsimshian: Introduction to Tsimshian; The Squirrel Shaman; Porcupine and Beaver Story; Ko'ehdan Volcano Legend; Nass River Volcano; The Dog-Husband Story -- Bibliography and Suggested Reading -- Index -- About the Artists // 104pp.
