When Coyote Dreams

The oral tradition of storytelling is vital to Native American culture. Vibrant characters and playful dialogue come to life in Thomas King’s novel, Green Grass, Running Water, which explores the often-turbulent relationship between Native Americans and Euro-Americans by using Native American myths to spoof Christian ideology, while reaffirming both. Discover the tricksters and transformers of Native American storytelling in this article, made available by The World & I Online.