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Benjamin Young
20:57 - 21:17
"The raven saved them at the place where it was first called Staatschuni."
“The raven saved them at the place where it was first called Staatschuni.”
- Speaker
- Benjamin Young
- Timestamp
- 20:57 – 21:17
- Source
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: Yaadaas Clan Crest with Benjamin K’uyáang Young | Sealaska Heriatge
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Prince of Wales Island
- Captured at
- August 13, 2026
From the transcript
For this reason, things were good for them. But when the Yaadas people moved, it was becoming fall. When the Yaadas moved, it was such a struggle for them. The weather was bad and cold, and that's the reason— that's the reason I tell— I told you about the raven and how he saved them. The raven saved them at the place where it was first called Staatschuni.
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