Navajo Coyote Tales: The Curly Tó Aheedlíinii Version

by Berard Haile

Book Overview

Coyote is easily the most popular character in the stories of Indian tribes from Canada to Mexico. This volume contains seventeen coyote tales collected and translated by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M., more than half a century ago. The original Navajo transcriptions are included, along with notes. The tales show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. He is the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803272227
• ISBN13: 9780803272224
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"