Raven Brings the Light is an Indigenous creation narrative of many Coastal Pacific Northwest tribes, specifically the Haida and Tlingit people. In the story, the world is dark. Raven, a mischievous yet clever, wise trickster, steals the light from a greedy keeper. With the brilliant sun in his beak—“representing enlightenment, knowledge, and the life force that sustains and connects all living beings”—Raven escapes the light-hoarder by flying high into the sky. In the process, the fiery light burns Raven’s once-white or rainbow-colored body to a charred, inky black...