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This is our collection of links to Cayuse folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American legends section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same story are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Cayuse tribe, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Nez Perce and Umatilla tribes are very similar.
Coyote
(Ispilyay): Coyote is the trickster figure of the Cayuse tribe. As in other Plateau Indian mythology, Cayuse Indian stories about Coyote range
from light-hearted tales of mischief and buffoonery to more serious legends about the nature of the world.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation: Stories:As Days Go By: Coyote Was Going There: Indian Literature of the Oregon Country: 
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