Coyote Ghost of Yurok

ghost · United States · North America

Yurok cosmology, recorded by A. L. Kroeber, places 'a gigantic white coyote and his yellow mate' at the head of the river in the sky, where the White Deerskin Dance is danced nightly. The celestial white coyote is a genuine Yurok being, distinct from the trickster Wohpekumew; the 'ghost' framing is not.

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