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The Raven tales are stories featuring the trickster figure Raven that come from the Athabaskan (Dene)-speaking peoples of the Pacific Northwest and other First Nations of the region of modern-day Canada. Raven, like the trickster figures...

The Flying Raven, Ex Libris for The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, lithograph on simili-parchment by Edouard Manet, 1875. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Raven-Headed Mahakala; Bhutan; early to mid-19th century CE; pigments on cloth; 27 7/8 x 20 in. (70.8 x 50.8 cm); Rubin Museum of Art; C2006.42.8 (HAR 89189)

The Raven Flood Totem, Alaska. National Archives and Records Administration. According to the NARA description: "The raven circle at the top represents heaven. The legend is that the raven at flood time flew up to heaven with children in...

Explore the breathtaking, rugged, and misty landscapes of the North American Pacific Coast, showcasing towering cedar trees that stand like ancient sentinels. Witness the dynamic interaction between the powerful ocean waves and the rocky...

Chief Little Raven (Hosa, l. c. 1810-1889) of the Southern Arapaho. Little Raven was among the 'peace chiefs' who, with Chief Black Coal (l. c. 1840-1893) of the Northern Arapaho, tried to maintain peaceful relations with the US government...

Common raven of North America (corvus corax principalis) in flight. Photograph taken at Muir Beach in Northern California by Christian O. Petersen, 2008.

Mike Rugnetta continues to teach you about Tricksters in myth, and this time we're headed to the Americas. Coyote and Raven appear in stories from many Native American groups, and more often than not, they're tricky. They're also often kind...

The Jicarilla-Apache Creation Story and Origin of the Animals are two origin myths of the Jicarilla-Apache nation of modern-day New Mexico. The Apache people as a whole have many different creation tales, as do the Jicarilla, but all follow...

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author and poet, often credited as the father of the short story, a pioneer of science fiction, the inventor of the detective story, and the master of the horror genre. He is best known for his...