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Navajo Stories

Creation, Changing Woman, Spider Woman, and other stories of the Navajo.

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.

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