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Raven Brings the Light

Sound recording, story; Raven Brings the Light, a First Nation Canadian creation myth from the North West Pacific Coast, told by Ben Haggarty accompanied by Sianed Jones, as part of Can I Have a Word?, an educational event at The Barbican Centre, London, 10th March 2006.

The son of the Chief Responsible Being, dies and becomes Skeleton Boy. His servants feed him roasted scabs, which give him a huge appetite. The Chief Responsible Being sends Skeleton Boy son across the water, armed with seeds, to create his own world, renaming him Chem Chem, Raven, Very Giant, Hungry Appetite. Chem Chem Raven finds his own land, he releases the seeds, but has no light. Chem Chem Raven returns home to find light. He turns himself into a seed in a cup, from which his sister drinks. His sister gives birth to a child, who grows, and steals a box of light.

The stories told by Ben Haggarty R513, R514, R15 - CD171 Tracks 4, 5 and 6 provided the stimulus for the children to work with poets to create original poems based on creation stories. The performance ended with poems created by professional poets R516 - CD171 Track 7.

audience:- child; school group
    recording quality
condition:- good
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 12 minutes, 13 seconds

storytelling:- storyteller: Ben Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958

storytelling:- musician; singer; composer: Sianed Jones
female / Welsh / British

origin:- Canada, North, West
First Nation Canadian


administration & programming:- administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican Education


storytelling:- London, England: The Barbican Centre
10 Mar 2006
educational event: Can I Have a Word


performance recording from:- The Barbican Centre


©  The London Centre for International Storytelling: 2007
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