Classed as a deity though the Tlingit treat Yéil as a culture-hero/trickster-demiurge; he names the Raven (Yéil) moiety. 'Raven's work' (Yéil yéi jineiyí) names the landscape features attributed to his deeds. Distinct from but cognate with Haida Yáahl and Kwakwaka'wakw U'melth.
Domains
creation and world ordering
daylight and light
trickery
Powers
steal the box of daylight from the sky-chief
steal the everlasting fresh water from Petrel
fashion the first people from rock and leaf
transforms himself to a hemlock needle to be reborn of the sky-chief's daughter