Riding with Raven: Raven’s Tale and our Mission
This summer, our journeys to different art galleries and cultural centres across Vancouver in search for Raven has been so successful! Why, you might ask? Read on!
We always start off our adventures by learning about the tale of the Raven.
According to the tale of the Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest, the world all around was once in darkness, and Raven made it a mission to bring light to the earth.
As he flew across the sky in search for this light, he spots the home of the sky chief, illuminated with some form of light. So he turned into a baby Raven Child. He was loved by the sky chief and called him grandson.
So when it came time for him to ask for the ball of light (the sun) placed in a special box, the sky chief gave it to him with no hesitation.
Once he got hold of the light and brought it up to the sky, it stayed there. That is how the Raven took the ball of light and gave it to all the people.
After learning about this tale, we enter the gallery in search for the Raven, and to our delight, we have been spotting him showcased through beautiful hand carved totem poles, and the like.
Not only this but several times, we have also spotted the special box where the ball of light was kept safe by the Sky Chief.
It’s not too late to Ride with Raven! We have one more field trip coming up. So join us this Thursday, from 1-5pm!
