Raven Tales
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The Raven Tales are a saga of over 150 stories of Native American mythology, centering on the transformer and trickster Raven. In these stories he is responsible for the creation of the world, finding the first people and bringing important foodstuffs such as salmon into the world. The Raven Tales remain one of the least known, but greatest oral traditions of Native American cultures.
Raven Tales is also the name of a computer animated television series by a Calgary,Alberta-based production company, Raven Tales Productions. As announced it is a 26-episode series to be shown in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. It has also drawn interest from Al-Jazeera's children's network. It has won 24 awards around the world so far and features artwork by Native American carver and writer Simon James.