The Stars and Constellations
First Man, First Woman, Great Coyote, and the Holy People gathered pieces of rock-star mica to create the night sky in Navajo tradition. First Man drew a plan in the dirt to arrange stars like a woven rug. Black God placed the North Star (Sǫʼtsoh). First Man placed the Big Dipper (Náhookǫs bikąʼí) and First Woman the Little Dipper (Náhookǫs baʼáádí). First Man placed the Pleiades (Dilyéhé), which Black God claimed represented parts of his body. They placed Orion's belt (Coyote's Feather), the Rabbit Tracks, and many others. First Angry Coyote, excluded from the careful arrangement, grew impati