Am’ala is a traditional Tsimshian story about a young man who is teased by his brothers for being lazy and dirty trains secretly with a spirit to gain superhuman strength. This book, which was previously published in English through Baby Raven Reads, is told entirely in Sm’algya̱x, which was composed by The Haayk Foundation with the late…
In this traditional Tsimshian story, a young man who is teased by his brothers for being lazy and dirty trains secretly with a spirit and gains superhuman strength. He takes on warriors, animals, and even a mountain before facing his greatest challenge – the world itself. Frank Henry Kaash Katasse is an Alaska Native from…
In Southeast Alaska, the Tlingit are divided into Raven and Eagle groups called moieties. Each moiety is divided into clans. Learn about the beings and creatures that are important to the different Raven clans in this book. The clan illustrations are by Crystal Worl, and the Southeast Alaska environmental illustrations were made by Nobu Koch….
Colors teaches the Lingit words for colors through comparisons to animals, plants and natural objects found in Southeast Alaska. The Lingit words were compiled by Yarrow Vaara and the book was illustrated by David Lang. This book is part of Sealaska Heritage Institute s Baby Raven Reads, a program for Alaska Native families with children…
Cradle Songs of Southeast Alaska teaches traditional lullaby songs in all three Southeast Alaska languages. Cradle Songs is the institute’s first fully trilingual book, which features Lingít (Tlingit), X̱aad Kíl (Haida) and Sm algya̱x (Tsimshian) old and new songs, English translations, and a CD. The first two Lingít songs are attributed to Kaal.átk (Charlie Joseph) and…
Nax̱too.aat! S’áaxw yéi daané ḵa haa atx̱aayí daat shalneek (Let’s Go! A Harvest Story) teaches about Southeast Alaska Native subsistence activities and foods. This book, which was previously published in English through Baby Raven Reads, is told entirely in Lingít, which was composed by Tlingit Elder Florence Sheakley. Written by Hannah Lindoff and illustrated by Tlingit…
Origins of Rivers and Streams: A Raven Story is derived from an ancient creation story that has been passed from generation to generation for thousands of years. Adapted from oral histories by Pauline Duncan and illustrated by Lindsay Carron, it is also available as part of a three-book set that includes Raven and the Box…
Raven and the Box of Daylight is derived from an ancient creation story that has been passed from generation to generation for thousands of years. Adapted from oral histories by Pauline Duncan and illustrated by Lindsay Carron, it is also available as part of a three-book set that includes Origins of Rivers and Streams and…
Raven and the Hidden Halibut is an original Raven story based on traditional oral narratives. In the story Halibut (Chaatl), invites Raven (Yeil), to a game of hide and seek, and Raven is surprised how well Halibut, a bright white fish, can hide. The text was written by the 2014-2015 fourth and fifth grade Tlingit…
Raven Brings Us Fire is derived from an ancient creation story that has been passed from generation to generation for thousands of years. Adapted from oral histories by Pauline Duncan and illustrated by Lindsay Carron, it is also available as part of a three-book set that includes Raven and the Box of Daylight and Origins…
Raven Makes the Aleutians is a children s book based on ancient Northwest Coast Raven stories published in 2018 through SHI s Baby Raven Reads program. In the tale, illustrated by Haida artist Janine Gibbons, Raven s ingenuity leads to the creation of the Aleutian Chain. The story was adapted for children from the works…
Nang Jáadaa Sg̱áana ‘Láanaa aa Isdáayaan (The Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales) is Sealaska Heritage’s first-ever children’s book entirely in the Haida language, X̱aad Kíl. The traditional Haida story features a hunter who forgets to thank an otter for its life. When he gifts the otter to his wife it comes back to life…
Colors teaches the Tsimshian words for colors through comparisons to animals, plants and natural objects found in Southeast Alaska. The Tsimshian words were compiled by Haayk Foundation, and the book was illustrated by Huk Yuunsk (David Lang). This book is part of Sealaska Heritage Institute s award-winning Baby Raven Reads, a program for Alaska Native…
X̱anggáay: Learn the Colors in X̱aad Kíl teaches the Haida words for colors through comparisons to animals, plants and natural objects found in Southeast Alaska. The Haida words were compiled by Skíl Jáadei (Linda Schrak) and K’uyáang (Benjamin Young), and the book was illustrated by David Lang Part of Baby Raven Reads
Written by Pauline Duncan and illustrated by David Lang, this counting book traces the fate of a herring school as they encounter Southeast Alaska predators. It is part of Sealaska Heritage s Baby Raven Reads, a program for Alaska Native families with children up to age 5 that promotes language development and school readiness. Part…
In Southeast Alaska, the Tlingit are divided into Raven and Eagle groups called moieties. Each moiety is divided into clans. Learn about the beings and creatures that are important to the different Eagle clans in this book. The clan illustrations are by Crystal Worl, and the Southeast Alaska environmental illustrations were made by Nobu Koch….