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This is our collection of links to Umatilla stories and folktales that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American stories 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 Umatillas, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Yakima and Walla Walla tribes are very similar.
Coyote (Ispilyay):
Coyote is the trickster character of the Umatilla tribe. As in other Plateau Indian mythology,
Umatilla stories about Coyote range
from light-hearted tales of mischief and buffoonery to more serious legends about the nature of the world.
Umatilla Legends and Oral Histories:The Bears:Umatilla Folklore:Little People of Oregon and Washington:As Days Go By: Coyote Was Going There: Indian Literature of the Oregon Country: Tales of Coyote and Other Legends:
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