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Carayak: A Yup'ik Eskimo Myth.

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Produced by Naa Kahídi Theater


1994

Very Useful
Video
Yup'ik
Referenced by: Sealaska Heritage Foundation

Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Theme(s): Language/Communication, Tribe/Community, Living in Place

Carayak (the Bear) is a compelling, dramatic presentation by six Naa Kahídi performers: a storyteller, a dancer, and four musicians, using Yup'ik-style suspended masks and dance. Originating in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, with variations found throughout much of Alaska, it is an age-old story of betrayal, revenge, and loss. It has interesting parallels to and differences from the well-known Tlingit myth, "The Woman Who Married the Bear."

Produced by Naa Kahídi Theater. Sealaska Heritage Foundation, 1994. VHS, 10 minutes. $12.00

Available from:

Sealaska Heritage Foundation
One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 201
Juneau, Alaska 99801

(907) 463-4844

Information about the resource can be found at:
ANKN Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 756730
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730

Tel: (907) 474-5897
or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

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