Navajo Stories

Changing Woman
The story of the Navajo version of "Mother Earth." From Karen Strom.

Coyote Kills a Giant
How everyone escaped from the belly of a giant, and why the wood tick is flat. From Glenn Welker.

Creation
The three underworlds and the fourth world. From Harrison Lapahie.

Holy Wind Spirit
One of the original Holy People of the Navajo. From Karen Strom.

Hooghan of First Man
Building of the hooghan as related in the Origin Myth as told in Blessing Way. From Karen Strom.

Rock Monster Eagle and Monster Slayer
One story in the Navajo saga of twins on a mission to rid the world of the monsters decimating the People. From Karen Strom.

Monster Slayer and Y'iitsoh
One story in the Navajo saga of twins on a mission to rid the world of the monsters decimating the People. From Karen Strom.

Sun, Moon and Stars
A traditional story of the constellations. From Navaho Folk Tales by Franc Johnson Newcomb, Wheelwright Museum, and Karen Strom.