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The
Raven logo commemorating the 1995 Annual Conference of The Wildlife
Society in Portland incorporates an adaptation of a Northwest Coast
Indian Depiction of Raven. The Society's name and conference year and
location also are incorporated into the logo. Indian legends of the
Pacific Northwest portray Raven as a mythical being with supernatural
powers. Raven is the benefactor of mythological people of long ago.
In theses legends Raven, along with Mink and Coyote, helped the Creator
plan the world. The make such decisions as in which direction rivers
should flow and that humans would not live on earth forever. It is
Raven who brought salmon to the coastal streams of the Northwest.
- modified from the Second Annual Conference program.
The Oregon Chapter
acquired the rights to this logo after the Portland meeting.
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