The Ute Creation Story

Long time ago when there were no people on earth, the Creator cut sticks and put them in a bag. He said the sticks would be people. Coyote watched secretly as the Creator cut the sticks. He did that all the time. When the Creator was away, Coyote opened the bag and out came a lot of people. They were all talking different languages and went in many directions.

 When the Creator returned, there were very few people left in the bag, and he became very angry. His plans were to divide the people equally on the earth, and then he said, “Now there will be war between one another over the land.”

“The people that stayed in the bag will be brave and will never be defeated. They will be called Ute.”

Source:
USOE. Uintah County School District (Website)
Conetah, F.A., 1982, A History of the Northern Ute People, University of Utah Printing Services, SLC, Utah

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