Changing Bear

deity Navajo single tradition · 1

Changing Bear is a deity who becomes Coyote's wife. Coyote uses his magic to make her evil like him. After becoming evil, Changing Bear learns to use water to divine the location of her brothers, whom she then kills after transforming into a she-bear.

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allied with
Coyote
manifests as
she-bear, humans

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“Coyote wins Changing Bear (Navajo: Asdzání shash nádleehé) as his wife and he uses his magic to make her evil like him. Coyote tricks her into having sexual intercourse with him. After Changing Bear became evil, Coyote taught Changing Bear the way to use water to divine the location of her brothers.”

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