I like the story of the Coyote and the Grizzly. It is an interesting take on how the seasons were decided and also why the day is part light and part dark. I liked how it was native animals that decided everything. I thought it was interesting that the Coyote is seen as the mediating force in this story. I feel like in most stories the Coyote is seen as the trickster but in this one he is more the hero looking out for the people. I guess compared to a Grizzly a Coyote seems really nice. If I rewrote this story I think I would keep most of the details the same, but have them arguing about something different, maybe like whether people should be men or women or if we should eat meat or vegetables.
British North America by Judson link to story
Coyote by Wikipedia
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