In one myth system, a seagull refuses to open a box containing the sun until this figure drives a thorn into his foot. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this figure that steals the sun, moon, stars, and fire from Gray Eagle in Haida myth. A god who takes this animal form regurgitated the Earth in Chukchi myth and is revered as Kutkh.
ANSWER: Raven [or Corvus corax; prompt on Corvus or corvids; prompt on birds; reject “crows”]
[10m] In this myth system, a raven flew through a dark and empty world before realizing his role as the creator deity. A girl clinging to a kayak has her fingers chopped off before becoming the goddess Sedna in this myth system.
ANSWER: Inuit mythology [accept Inuvialuit or Inuvialuk or Iñupiat or Iñupiaq or Tunumiit or Inughuit; accept Canadian Inuit or Greenlandic Inuit]
[10e] The importance of ravens in Pacific Northwest mythology have made them a popular subject for depiction in these artworks by the Haida and Tlingit. These tall wooden structures often consist of stacked depictions of families, ancestors, or gods.
ANSWER: totem poles [prompt on partial answer]
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