Native American Lore / Fantasy?

Reviewing as a white Australian who has no knowledge of the background lore of the Tlingit people. 

After trapping Raven who was trying to steal his fish Elán learns that the one of the mystical beings that are terrorising their community dropped a magical weapon into a distant bay. A group of warriors are assembled let by Elán who is not a warrior to retrieve the weapon. 

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If I’m honest I found this book challenging. It’s a bit like watching a movie in another language with no subtitles. You get a feel for the story but you can’t quite grasp the deeper meaning. There is an ambiguity to the story and aspects of the story are given to you without much in the way of explanation. 

And that is what I like the most. I don’t need to understand everything, but listening is its own type of strength.