This story is about the Paiute Indians. It was very interesting to learn about their tribe's culture and traditions. I really enjoyed that they are taught to be good. They use the "coyote," for sayings, "Oh, it is only coyote," pg 254 and as a symbol in their culture as something, "stands for everything low." pg 254 The Paiute's did not swear until they learned it from the "white men." "The worst they call each other is bad or coyote." pg 254-255. It was interesting to learn that the girls were not able to speak to the men, unless they were at a festive dance, one annual dance was called, "Festival of Flowers" in the spring. Once the girl became of age to marry, the grandmother's would take care of them, the men that were interesting in marrying the girl, would sit at the end of her bed quietly and would leave when the girl would get up from her bed and move next to her mother. The girl was not pressured by her parents to choose a man.
The boys would not be able to hunt large animals until they turned 15 or 16, and they could not eat anything they killed until they had a certain ceremony.
Woman were well respected in this tribe and nothing was keep from the men or woman. The woman took care of their husband if he was wounded or killed. Some woman would even replace their husband's in war if their husband's were killed.
The tribe captured antelopes by "charming" them or putting them under a spell, the process was very detailed and if anything was out of place, it would not work.
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