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    The document summarizes an Alaskan Eskimo flood story from the Tlingit tribe. It describes how the Raven created man but his uncle was upset and caused a flood to kill people. Some survivors were saved in an ark that later broke in half, explaining why different languages exist. The story shares similarities with ancient Mesopotamian and Hebrew flood accounts involving an upset god, an ark, a hero, and mankind's recreation after the flood.

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    The document summarizes an Alaskan Eskimo flood story from the Tlingit tribe. It describes how the Raven created man but his uncle was upset and caused a flood to kill people. Some survivors were saved in an ark that later broke in half, explaining why different languages exist. The story shares similarities with ancient Mesopotamian and Hebrew flood accounts involving an upset god, an ark, a hero, and mankind's recreation after the flood.

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    The document summarizes an Alaskan Eskimo flood story from the Tlingit tribe. It describes how the Raven created man but his uncle was upset and caused a flood to kill people. Some survivors were saved in an ark that later broke in half, explaining why different languages exist. The story shares similarities with ancient Mesopotamian and Hebrew flood accounts involving an upset god, an ark, a hero, and mankind's recreation after the flood.

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    By: Julia Clark

    Period 2

    Alaskan Flood

    Summary
    It seems like almost every group in the world has some
    kind of ancient flood story. These stories are about
    entire groups of people being wiped out by water.
    Almost everyone drowns in the flood, but there are a
    few survivors left, so that group doesnt completely die
    out.
    The floods come from all kinds of bad situations
    including storms, earthquakes, rivers overflowing their
    banks, tidal waves, or just a downpour sent from the
    heavens. Sometimes this water is sent because people
    have been bad and are being punished by the gods.

    Alaskan Eskimos
    The Alaskan Eskimos are no
    exception. They too have at least
    ten different floods stories from ten
    different tribes.
    The Eskimos have been in Alaska
    for over five thousand years. They
    hunted sea and land animal
    because the growing season was so
    short.
    History was passed down by telling
    stories. In the winter they has lots
    of long, cold, dark days. Story
    telling was important for people
    who spent the winter months in the
    dark and cold.

    Alaskan Eskimos Flood


    I was able to find flood
    accounts/ myths from ten
    different Eskimos groups.
    They all tell a story of floods,
    killing almost everybody.
    There are many different
    reasons for the floods, they
    include earthquakes, seas or
    oceans rising up, to a woman
    controlling the tides and even a
    heavy snow fall.

    Continued on from Alaskan Eskimos


    Flood
    So if I stick with just one, this is from the Tlingit tribe from the
    southern coast of Alaska. Yehl, the raven, created man. His
    wrecked uncle killed Yehls ten older brothers, so that none of them
    would inherit his widow when he died (based on Tlingit law). When
    Yehl grew up his uncle tried to kill him too. When he couldnt kill
    him, the uncle called for a flood, which killed the trees and the
    people. The people that survived were turned to stone and he
    brought them back to life out of leaves. It also says that some
    people were saved in a giant arch and that the arch hit a rock and
    broke in half. Some Tligints survived in one half on the ark and the
    people in the other half went someone where else. This is why
    people speak different languages

    Similarities to Hebrew flood


    account
    Someone was upset and
    caused the flood (god was
    upset because man was bad)
    It also has a raven in the
    story
    There is a hero in the story
    (Noah)
    People were saved from the
    flood in an ark
    The flood waters rose up to
    the tops of the mountains

    Similarities to the Babylonian flood


    account
    Someone was upset and
    caused the flood (the
    storm god Adad)
    An ark was built
    There is hero or a good
    person (Atrahasis)
    A terrible flood happened
    The mountains were
    under water

    Differences between the Hebrew and


    Alaskan flood account myths
    In the Alaskan flood account:
    Ark struck a rock and split in
    two
    All man kind had been
    destroyed
    Mankind was recreated out of
    leaves
    The raven created man
    The raven put a woman
    under the world to control the
    tides

    Archetypical traits of Alaskan flood


    accounts
    The flood was terrible
    event
    They have a boat/ark
    that saves the people
    Includes some kind of
    bird as part of the story
    There is a hero in the
    story
    The human race was
    recreated after the flood

    Alaskan flood account reflects cultural


    values
    This account includes Tlingit law as
    part of the story. (male family member
    inherits his widow when he dies)
    The people were given advance notice,
    so they could escape in canoes. This
    shows concern for fellow tribe
    members.
    The fact that a woman was put in
    charge of tides, shows their respect for
    woman.
    The ark braking in half, was used for a
    way to explain why people speak
    different languages.

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