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Ute Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Ute folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Indian 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 Utes, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Paiute and Shoshoni tribes are very similar.

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Ute Indian Folklore

*Pokoh, the Old Man:
    Ute creation myth.
*Blood Clot:
    Ute legends about the hero Blood Clot Boy.
*Porcupine Hunts Buffalo:
    Ute legend about Coyote trying to steal a buffalo kill from Porcupine.
*Puma and the Bear:
    Ute legend about Bear stealing the wife of Mountain Lion.
*Two Fawns and a Rabbit:
    Ute legend about two fawns becoming deer.
*Two Grandsons:
    Ute legend about a boy killed by cannibal monsters.
*Coyote and Duck:
    Ute legend of a feud between Duck and Coyote.

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