In Navajo belief that's less mythology and more folklore, Ye'iitsoh is the Diné people's version of a Sasquatch, the large, hairy, venerated creature of the wild.

Not to mention skin walkers, the evil Navajo spirits that are known to take the shape of a wolf, among other animals. “The locals out there all know about it,” says Johnson.

Are there any deities or spirits in Navajo mythology associated with the sun, moon or eclipses? What role do they play in a phenomenon like a total solar eclipse? CC: Yes. In my culture, the sun and ...

Navajo legends tell of skin-walkers — witches who can take animal form. The Japanese have tales of kitsune (fox-spirits), and the Celtic people have selkies (seal/human shapeshifters).

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection primarily includes photographic prints, slides, and transparencies of Diné (Navajo) artist R.C. Gorman and the work he completed ...