English

Andrew Lang

23 July, 08:05

Highlight details that reveal family relationships among the Haida. Raven crept into the chief's dwelling. He appeared as a baby, with raven hair and black eyes. The chief's daughter adopted the child, never knowing that he was in fact Raven the trickster. The daughter loved the child, but soon the baby began to cry. The Sky Chief did whatever he could to comfort his new grandson, but the baby was inconsolable. Finally, to appease the child, he gave him a small box to play with. - "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida" What inference about Haida families can be drawn from the actions of the Sky Chief? Families were close, and grandparents lived in the same house or nearby. Crying children were kept away from other family members. Adopting children was not common among Haida people. Children were treated harshly by their parents and grandparents.