The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend

Directed by Co Hoedeman · Starring Alootook Ipellie, Toojatogak Itoacheak, Elatak Nakashook · 1973

Using seal fur puppets, this traditional Inuit tale explains how the raven's feathers came to be jet-black, and what the owl had to do with it.

A charming, handcrafted retelling of an Inuit legend by stop-motion master Co Hoedeman.

Using life-like seal fur puppets, this animated short by Co Hoedeman tells the traditional Inuit tale of the owl and the raven. Why did the raven’s feathers turn jet-black? And what did the owl have to do with it?

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