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This is our collection of links to Salish folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American mythology 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 Spokane, Kalispel, and Flathead Salish tribes, the traditional stories of neighboring tribes like the Kootenai and Coeur d'Alene tribes are very similar.
Coyote.
Coyote is the trickster figure of Kalispel, Spokane, and Flathead Salish mythology.
Coyote is foolish and boastful, and so stories about him are often humorous in nature;
however, he is a well-meaning creature who usually acts for the good of humankind.
Coyote frequently dies in the course of his adventures, often in humorous ways,
but each time his patient friend Fox (by some accounts his brother) restores him to life.
Coyote Kills the Giant 
Coyote's Adventures in Idaho:Blue Jay's Skinny Legs:The Story of Coyote and Mountain Sheep:Coyote, Wren, and Goose:Coyote And The Skukula'na Women:Coyote and the Snake Monster:Coyote and the Monsters of the Bitterroot Valley Coyote and the Rolling Rock: Chef-Eth, The Kingfisher:The Woman Who Became A Horse:Mythology of the Interior Salish:Salish Myths and Legends:Beaver Steals Fire:Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest: Indian Legends from the Northern Rockies:American Indian Trickster Tales:
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