Raven Steals the Light (Tlingit - Yeil)
In the Tlingit version of this foundational myth, Yeil (Raven) was born as the son of Kit-ka'ositiyi-qâ and was instructed and trained in every way to make a world. At that time there was no light in the world, but Raven knew that far up the Nass River was a large house where a chief kept light just for himself. Raven turned himself into a pine needle and dropped into the drinking cup of the chief's daughter. She swallowed it and gave birth to Raven as a human baby. The grandfather loved the child and eventually gave him the bundles containing the stars. Raven scattered them across the sky. He