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Raven Tales of the Athabaskan (Dene)-Speaking Peoples
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...

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The Flying Raven, Ex Libris for The Raven
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.

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Chief Little Raven
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...

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Susan La Flesche Picotte
Photograph of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree.
Nebraska State Historical Society Photograph Collections.

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Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog by Cassatt
A c. 1883 oil on canvas, Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

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Lecture 6. Raven: The Trickster of the Pacific Coast
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...

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Jicarilla-Apache Creation Story & Origin of the Animals
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...

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The Susan Constant
Replica of the ship Susan Constant at Jamestown Settlement, Virginia.

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

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The Raven Flood Totem, Alaska
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...