Make Prayers to the Raven: A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest

"A thorough and elegant account of the mystical connection between Native Americans and the natural world." —Outside

"This admirable reflection on the natural history of the Koyukon River drainage in Alaska is founded on knowledge the author gained as a student of the Koyukon culture, indigenous to that region. He presents these Athapascan views of the land—principally of its animals and Koyukon relationships with those creatures—together with a measured account of his own experiences and do...