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Make Prayers to the Raven

Author: Richard K. Nelson

Referenced in 2 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

October 24, 2022

Context:

Mentioned in discussion about how Paleolithic hunters might have approached butchering differently. Clay references this anthropological work about the Koyukon people and their spiritual practices and superstitions around skinning animals.

August 05, 2016

Context:

Discussed as a book by anthropologist Richard K. Nelson about the Koyukon people on the Koyukuk River. The speaker references it when discussing Native cultures' relationships to food, animals, and taboo systems, specifically mentioning their beliefs about drinking water and hunting bears.