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The mythology of Kodiak Island, Alaska

Journal of American folk-lore • 51 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 123-172

By: Lantis, Margaret.

Abstract

In this source Lantis compiles and summarizes all the Kodiak myths and tales that she has been able to find. The tales were collected by Lisianky, Holmberg, Pinart, and Golder in the 19th century. She analyzes the stories for motifs and compares these with similar elements from Northwest Coast and Eskimo folklore. She concludes that Kodiak myths share elements with both the Northwest Coast and other Eskimo groups. A table on pages 129-130 is useful for reference as to Lantis' classification of the tales and organization of the paper. Bibliographic footnotes appear at the bottom of the pages, but the complete bibliographic references will be found on pages 170-172.

HRAF PubDate

2005

Region

North America

Sub Region

Arctic and Subarctic

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Eleanor Swanson ; Heather Fellows ; 1976

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

ca. 1805-1905

Coverage Place

Kodiak Island, southwestern Alaska, United States

Notes

Margaret Lantis

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-172)

LCCN

17028737

LCSH

Koniagmiut Eskimos