MaiiMaii

ok so the totem animals each have their own place in the movie, the fox is the cunning trickster, the wolverine is his fear, the bear is inner knowing, caribou is life and the wolf is obviously him, but what about the raven? is he the messenger or leader or the guide or what?

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In most Native Alaskan folklore and beliefs, the raven is representative of the creator spirit. In fact, it IS a raven. And I know this because, when I went to Alaska back in 2008, I stopped in at the Alaska Native Heritage Center outside of Anchorage, and that information was featured prominently right at the entrance to the main building of the center.

Whether or not that was intended or inferred in Balto 2: Wolf Quest is another matter of course. But then, they were trying to introduce Native Alaskan lore to the storyline. From what I could see, it was simply Aniu in another form, serving to push Balto along in a certain direction.

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BaltoSep pala	October 05, 2011
	O' Cap'n My Cap'n!

I believe I've answered that question. Re-read the last sentence of my first comment.

MaiiMaii	October 05, 2011

I know that Aniu is all the totem animals but what i was asking was what is the role of the raven besides Aniu pushing in the right direction?

Aiyana-K opa	October 03, 2011
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the raven was pretty much Aniu, as well as the wolf

BaltoSep pala	October 03, 2011
	O' Cap'n My Cap'n!

In most Native Alaskan folklore and beliefs, the raven is representative of the creator spirit. In fact, it IS a raven. And I know this because, when I went to Alaska back in 2008, I stopped in at the Alaska Native Heritage Center outside of Anchorage, and that information was featured prominently right at the entrance to the main building of the center. Whether or not that was intended or inferred in Balto 2: Wolf Quest is another matter of course. But then, they were trying to introduce Native Alaskan lore to the storyline. From what I could see, it was simply Aniu in another form, serving to push Balto along in a certain direction.

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