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This is our collection of links to Kawaiisu folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native Indian stories 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 Kawaiisu, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Chemehuevi and Paiute tribes are very similar.
Coyote:
Coyote is the culture hero of Kawaiisu legend. As in other tribes of California and the Great Basin,
Kawaiisu stories about Coyote range from light-hearted tales of mischief and buffoonery to more serious legends
about the nature of the world.
Coyote Tales of the Mojave Desert:Kawaiisu Mythology: An Oral Tradition of South-Central California: 
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