Some Western Shoshoni Myths

This collection presents the rich mythology of the Western Shoshone people of central Nevada, whose traditions have long remained less documented than those of their neighboring Shoshonean tribes.

Recorded and analyzed by anthropologist Julian Haynes Steward, these myths illuminate the beliefs and storytelling traditions of a Great Basin culture whose cosmology shares affinities with that of Northern California tribes. Central to these narratives is Coyote-the mischievous trickster and crea...