Tell bigger-than-life raven stories from the Tlingit, Salish, and Haida nations. Build a miniature theatre to set the stage for your drama.
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Native Americans who live in Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington create art and drama based on characters in the traditional stories. The star of these is Raven, who is believed to be a trickster and also a shapechanger (he could change his shape into other animals).
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Raven stories teach lessons about how animals live together in nature. Other characters include Beaver (hard working), Mouse Woman (fairy godmother), Eagle (very powerful being) and Bear (greedy and always hungry). Create this easy origami backdrop for a puppet theater.
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<STRONG>Fold a replica longhouse.</STRONG> Fold large construction paper in half so the short ends meet. Fold both open ends into the middle. Unfold. Spread the flaps at each end apart and crease to form a triangle at the top. Unfold. Push the triangle up to form the house.
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<STRONG>Make your spirit shape.</STRONG> Decide which spirit being best describes you or your family. Draw it on with Crayola® Markers. Begin your drawing with traditional black shapes (formlines). Add more interesting designs inside these with the traditional colors of red and blue-green.
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Cut out the spirit shape with Crayola Scissors. Use a Crayola Glue Stick to attach your spirit to the longhouse. Write an artist’s statement about why you chose this character to represent you or your family.
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