Raven (Nang Kilslas)
Raven, known as Nang Kilslas in the Haida language, is the central figure of Haida mythology - the trickster, creator, and culture hero who shaped the world for human habitation. In the time before light, Raven discovered an old chief who kept all the light of the universe hidden in a nested set of five boxes. Raven transformed himself into a hemlock needle and dropped into the river where the chief daughter came to drink. She swallowed the needle and became pregnant, giving birth to Raven-child. The old chief adored his grandchild. Raven cried incessantly until the chief allowed him to open t