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This is our collection of links to Shuswap folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our American 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 Shuswaps, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Lillooet and Thompson tribes are very similar.
Coyote (Seklep, in the Shuswap language):
The trickster hero of Shuswap mythology.
Coyote is foolish and boastful, and so Shuswap stories about him are often humorous in nature;
however, he is a well-meaning creature who usually acts for the good of humankind.
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