It is said that when you hear a story about Coyote, it is really a story about yourself. Coyote stories are found in traditional folklore across North America, with the trickster figure one of the most recurring characters in Native American mythology. The three legends which we will share today show a variety of themes in Coyote myths, and how similar the spirit animal is to us, living in the space between the animal and the divine.

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The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Lion by Wilhelm Kuhnert
00:13 Mongolian Man and his Eagle photographed by NuclearApples, licensed under Creative Commons.
00:17 Two Weasels in a Cornfield by Wilhelm Kuhnert
01:23 Coyote and the Buffalo
01:40 Mourning Dove (Christal Quintasket) photographed in 1915
01:46 Winter Gloom by Harvey Wallace Caylor
01:54 Coyote from The Oregon Trail, etc., published by Macmillan and Co.
01:58 Magic Pile of the Assinboin Indians by Karl Bodmer
02:29 Coyote by Charles Marion Russell
03:15 Coyote and Turtle from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
03:40 Buffalo Bulls Fighting in Running Season by George Catlin
05:42 Map of the Columbia River by Lewis and Clark
05:57 A Tale of Two Tricksters
06:18 Zitkála-Šá Sioux Indian and Activist photographed by Gertrude Käsebier
06:26 Sioux Girl Zitkála-Šá photographed by Gertrude Käsebier
06:48 Lakota Doll by Don Tenoso
06:56 Coyote of Mexico by Charles Hamilton Smith
08:12 The Fire Thief
08:49 Still Life with Salmon Pieces and Sardines by Tsuchida Bakusen
09:37 Kilkitat Berry Basket from the Maryhill Museum of Art
09:54 Common Flying Squirrels by Denis Finnin
10:05 Frogs Fighting by Hua Yan
10:24 Marsh Marigold with Life Stages of a Frog by Maria Sibylla Merian
10:47 Mount Hood from Sandy River by William Keith
11:16 Howling Wolf from the Cleveland Museum of Art
11:22 The Contemplator by Eugène Carrière
12:00 Conclusion

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