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This is our collection of links to Wintu stories and folktales 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 Wintus, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Hoopa and Pomo tribes are very similar.
Coyote:
Coyote is the trickster figure of the Wintu tribe. He is clever but reckless, and is constantly getting himself
and the people around him into trouble with his irresponsible and socially inappropriate behavior.
As in the mythology of many California Indian tribes, Wintu Coyote stories range from humorous tales of
mischief to more serious legends about the nature of the world.
The Rolling Head:The Great Fire:The Origin of Clear Lake:A Rattlesnake Kills The Chief's Daughter:Amamet:Bat And His Wives:Coyote Takes Water from the Frogs:Wintu and Yana Myths:Mythology of the California Tribes:Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs: 
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