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Navajo Legends and Traditional Stories

This is our collection of links to Navajo folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American folklore section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend 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 Navajo tribe, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Apache and Pueblo tribes are very similar.

Enjoy the stories! If you would like to recommend a Navajo legend for this page or think one of the ones on here should be removed, please contact us and let us know.

Navajo Indian Folklore

*Navajo Myths:
    Collection of Navajo legends and folktales.
*Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest:
    Online book about Southwest and California Indian mythology.
*Navajo Creation Story * Coyote Helps Create Man * First Man and First Woman * The Five Worlds:
    Navajo myths about the creation of the world.
*Diyin Dine'é (Sacred Ones):
    Short overview of the major Navajo mythological figures.
*At The Rainbow's End:
    Navajo legends about First Woman and her twin sons.
*Changing Woman:
    Legends about the Navajo goddess Changing Woman (Asdzaa nádleehé).
*Coyote Kills A Giant:
    Navajo legend about the trickster Coyote slaying a giant.
*Song of the Horses:
    19th-century legend about the horses of the Navajo sun god.
*Spider Rock:
    Navajo legend about the origin of Spider Rock.
*Story of the Two Brother-Cousins * Monster Slayer and Yé'iitsoh * Rock Monster Eagle and Monster Slayer:
    Navajo legend about the children of Changing Woman and their adventures slaying monsters.
*The Sun, Moon and Stars:
    Navajo legend about the origin of the heavenly bodies.
*Legend of the Night Chant:
    Navajo myth about the origin of the Kieje Hatal ceremony.
*The Boy Who Became A God:
    Navajo legend about a boy who could understand the animals.
*Little Dawn Boy And The Rainbow Trail:
    Navajo story about a mythical boy and his adventures.
*The Navajo And The Astronaut:
    This is a funny modern folk story about a Navajo man sending a message to the moon.

Additional Resources

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 Native American spirituality
 Navajo religion
 Navajo religion and expressive culture



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