EF56 First Nations lecture 2

·      Where did they come from?

·      Every group/country/people/religion has a creation story

·      Christian – The Bible – creation story – Adam and Eve, The Garden of

Eden

·      First Nations Creation Stories / Creation Myths

myth – legend, fiction, story, has a lot of meaning to the culture

Greek myths – Ancient Greece

Myth of Echo, Echo - nymph

Echo was in love with Narcissus, narcissist, narcissism

echo

·      Read “The Beginning of the HaidiGwaii World” on LCD

·      Talk about Raven

- prominent role in the mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, including the Tsimishians, Haidas, Heiltsuks, Tlingits, Kwakwaka'wakw, Coast Salish, Koyukons, and Inuit. The raven in these indigenous peoples' mythology is the Creator of the world, but it is also considered a trickster god.

-two different raven characters:

-the creator raven, responsible for bringing the world into being and who is sometimes considered to be the individual who brought light to the darkness

-the childish raven, always selfish, sly, conniving, and hungry

·      Show pictures “Raven1” “Raven2” “Raven and the First Men”

“Spirit of Haida Gwaii”

Haida jewelry

bear raven orca fox wolf eagle salmon