{"id":21674,"date":"2022-08-01T16:54:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=21674"},"modified":"2022-08-01T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:57:15","slug":"conte-tlingit-how-the-tides-began","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/tale-tlingit-how-the-tides-began\/","title":{"rendered":"Tlingit Story: How the Tides Began"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21674\" class=\"elementor elementor-21674\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb961ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb961ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f611465\" data-id=\"f611465\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade91e4 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ade91e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Haida-Tlingit-Tsimshian Mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c2a13\" data-id=\"a0c2a13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c006b7c elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c006b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/RavenAndHowTheTidesBegan-Tlingit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ef64f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ef64f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-052dda9\" data-id=\"052dda9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406bf8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"406bf8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/\">Tlingit<\/a><\/strong> are an indigenous North American ethnicity, specifically an Alaska Native people. Here is their tale: Raven and How the Tides Began.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Raven and How the Tides Began\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-401fcfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"401fcfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6af36db\" data-id=\"6af36db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9681e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd9681e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/haida-tlingit-tsimshian-mythology\/tale-tlingit-how-the-tides-began\/#Raven-and-How-the-Tides-Began\" >Raven and How the Tides Began<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raven-and-How-the-Tides-Began\"><\/span>Raven and How the Tides Began<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-453f93e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"453f93e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc8901e\" data-id=\"dc8901e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c0091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c0091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once, long ago, when the world was new, there was Raven. raven<br \/>and his people lived near the shore of the Big Water. At this time<br \/>there were no tides, and the people would get their food from the<br \/>Big Water, as sometimes good things to eat like clams, would wash<br \/>up along the shore. But the people could not go out into the Big<br \/>Water, for it was very deep. After a while, the people became many<br \/>and soon there was not enough food for all the people and for Raven.<br \/>You see, Raven was sometimes very greedy and loved to eat the good<br \/>things that washed up on the shore.<\/p><p>Now Raven was sorely troubled that there was not enough to eat<br \/>and fill his hungry belly. Raven sat down and began to think about<br \/>this problem. Soon Raven fell into a deep sleep. Great Spirit having<br \/>pity upon the people came to Raven in a dream and said to Raven,<br \/>\u201cRaven, I have seen that you and the people are suffering because<br \/>there is not enough to eat. There lies at the end of the world,<br \/>at the edge of the Big water, a cave. In this cave sits an old woman<br \/>who holds the tide line across her lap. This controls the ebb and<br \/>flow or rising and falling of the water. She holds this line very<br \/>strongly. If, perhaps, you can get her to let go of the line, the<br \/>water will fall and the people will be able to get some of the good<br \/>things to eat from the Big Water because they will be uncovered<br \/>by the water. This will not be easy for you to do, Raven, for the<br \/>woman holds the line very tightly. Raven, you are clever and perhaps<br \/>you can trick her into letting go of the line. \u00bb<\/p><p>Soon Raven awoke from his dream. Raven knew what he must do to<br \/>help the people and to feed his hungry belly.<\/p><p>So Raven flew. He flew and flew. For four days and nights Raven<br \/>flow. Finally Raven came to the cave at the end of the world, at<br \/>the edge of the Big Water.<\/p><p>Raven looked and saw the old woman sitting in the cave with the<br \/>line across her lap. She was holding it very tightly.<\/p><p>Raven began walking in front of the cave; rubbing his belly, and<br \/>saying in a loud voice, &quot;Mmm, Mmm those clams sure were good!&quot; \u00bb<\/p><p>The old woman heard Raven just outside the cave and leaned a little<br \/>forward to see Raven, saying, \u201cRaven, Raven! Where did you<br \/>get those clams? \u00bb<\/p><p>Raven paid no attention to the woman and walked again in front<br \/>of the cave, rubbing his belly and saying in a loud voice, &quot;Mmm,<br \/>Mmm those clams sure tasted good! I wish I had some more! \u00bb<\/p><p>The old woman leaned forward even further and said, \u201cRaven,<br \/>Raven! Where did you get those clams? \u00bb<\/p><p>Raven again paid no attention to the woman. He walked again in<br \/>front of the cave, rubbing his belly and saying, &quot;Mmm, Mmm!&quot;<br \/>I sure wish I had some more of those clams!! \u00bb<\/p><p>The old woman leaned even further forward. Suddenly, Raven kicked<br \/>some said up into the woman&#039;s eyes. She could not see, and tried<br \/>to brush the sand out of her eyes. When she did, she let go of the<br \/>line! The waters fell back and soon some of the Big Water was uncovered.<br \/>Raven saw what had happened and was happy. He flew home thinking<br \/>of all of the good things that he would soon be eating.<\/p><p>When Raven arrived home the people were happy. Now they had many<br \/>good things to eat from the Big Water. They thanked Raven and Great<br \/>Spirit for helping them and holding a big feast. Raven was happy because<br \/>his belly was soon full of the good things that he loved to eat.<\/p><p>For many days, Raven and his people ate all the good things from<br \/>the Big Water. But soon many of the creatures of the Big Water began<br \/>to die. They lie on the shore and began to rot and smell. The people<br \/>went to Raven and said, \u201cRaven, you must do something! Tea<br \/>creatures of the Big Water are dying! We will also die for we will<br \/>soon have nothing to eat! Help us, Raven! \u00bb<\/p><p>So Raven flew. He flew and flew. For four days and nights he flew<br \/>to the end of the world, to the edge of the Big Water, to the cave<br \/>of the woman who held the tide.<\/p><p>When Raven got there, he looked into the cave. The woman was still<br \/>trying to get the sand out of her eyes. She heard Raven approach<br \/>and said, \u201cRaven, Raven! Is that you? You tricked me! Help<br \/>get me the sand out of my eyes, and help me to find the tide line! \u00bb<\/p><p>Raven said, \u201cYes, I did trick you. I wanted to get all of<br \/>the good things from the Big Water that I love to eat. So I tricked<br \/>you into letting go and the waters fell. But now, the creatures<br \/>of the Big Water are dying, and the people have little to eat. Yew<br \/>I help you, will you help the people by letting go of the tide line<br \/>from time to time? Then the people will be able to get some of the<br \/>good things from the Big Water that they like to eat. And the creatures<br \/>of the Big Water will not die because the waters that are their<br \/>home do not cover them. \u00bb<\/p><p>The old woman said, &quot;Yes, Raven, I agree, if you will help<br \/>me, I will help the people. \u00bb<\/p><p>So Raven cleared the sand out of the woman&#039;s eyes, sat her back<br \/>in the cave and gave her the tide line to hold across her lap. From<br \/>time to time the woman would let go of the line and the waters would<br \/>fall back. Raven then flew back home to his people, who gave thanks<br \/>to Raven for helping them. And that is how the tides began.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mythology Haida-Tlingit-Tsimshian Wiki The Tlingits are an indigenous ethnic group of North America, more specifically an indigenous people of Alaska. 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