Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about Coyote and how he is symbolic of the “Five-Fingered Being” (Diné) The Coyote is what one might call a good example of a bad example. Meaning you should do everything you can to avoid doing what Coyote would do. That is the purpose of the Trotting Coyote Stories. Enjoy the video and learn what it is to be called a menace. Want to help us make videos? Become a supporter and get involved. https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/1591968227530878/ Special
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Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about Coyote and how he is symbolic of the “Five-Fingered Being” (Diné) The Coyote is what one might call a good example of a bad example. Meaning you should do everything you can to avoid doing what Coyote would do. That is the purpose of the Trotting Coyote Stories. Enjoy the video and learn what it is to be called a menace. Want to help us make videos? Become a supporter and get involved. https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/1591968227530878/ Special
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While it’s still winter time we will squeeze in one more Coyote story. But the trotting coyote stories are more than simple stories. As Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches...They are meant to represent the five-fingered being (humankind). In plain words Coyote is you. The moral of this story… When the Holy People gave us life they gave everyone the same bundle. “We give you this to understand, learn, and test”. When teaching these stories many people ask for comparisons so they can better und
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While it’s still winter time we will squeeze in one more Coyote story. But the trotting coyote stories are more than simple stories. As Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches...They are meant to represent the five-fingered being (humankind). In plain words Coyote is you. The moral of this story… When the Holy People gave us life they gave everyone the same bundle. “We give you this to understand, learn, and test”. When teaching these stories many people ask for comparisons so they can better und
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In this week's video Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about the first Trotting Coyote story that was told. And it references geographic areas which is also important. Mainstream anthropologists teach contrary to the traditional teachings of our Diné. These teachings in many cases have infiltrated the younger generations. Watch this video and see a glimpse of our stories and our origin. The story of Coyote and Skunk takes place near the La Sal Mountains or Five mountains. Supporters get you
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In this week's video Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about the first Trotting Coyote story that was told. And it references geographic areas which is also important. Mainstream anthropologists teach contrary to the traditional teachings of our Diné. These teachings in many cases have infiltrated the younger generations. Watch this video and see a glimpse of our stories and our origin. The story of Coyote and Skunk takes place near the La Sal Mountains or Five mountains. Supporters get you
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Ma'ii dóó na’ashǫ́’ii dich’ízhii bahane' (The story of Coyote and Horned Toad) In this traditional Navajo (Diné) morality tale, the greedy, lazy trickster Coyote (Ma'ii) attempts to steal a productive cornfield from his hardworking cousin, Horned Toad. After Horned Toad refuses to hand over his harvest, Coyote swallows him whole, but Horned Toad uses his wits and spines to make himself uncomfortable inside Coyote, forcing Coyote to apologize and return the land. •The Danger of Greed and Laziness
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