Coyote is a complex and contradictory figure in Navajo mythology, both revered and viewed with suspicion, a creator but also ...

The Indians believed the canyon to be enchanted, and the main character in all of their stories about the canyon revolve around the trickster hero Coyote. Some stories describe the canyon as the ...

In Native American folklore, the coyote is known as the Trickster – smart, evasive and clever enough to survive anywhere. And guess what? The same can be said of the real-life coyote.

The Aztec name for the coyote was “coyotyl," which loosely translates to “trickster,” while Navajo sheep and goat herders referred to the coyote as “God's dog.” European settlers, however, viewed ...