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Podcast: Myth in the Mojave
Episode: Following Mythic Coyote
Description: “When we study other people’s myths and rituals we may do so out of pure intellectual curiosity, to see what they believe in and do that we do not believe in or do. But sometimes we may begin to wonder what would happen if we ourselves came to believe those myths…” —-Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty, Other People’s MythsIn this program I share a couple of Mythic Coyote stories from the creation mythology of the Chemehuevi people. The Chemehuevi are native to the Mojave and have lived here for centuries, primarily near the Colorado River. My telling of these sto...