Story Background
The one retelling the story
Who is Mourning Dove?
Swah-netk'qhu
What is the Salish name for the Columbia River and its waterfall
The main character
Who is Coyote?
Buffalo Bull's gift
What is the youngest cow in the herd?
A pile of tree limbs
What did the leftover pile of bones turn into?
The age Mourning Dove was when her mother died
How much is 14?
Quas-peet-za
What is the Salish word for buffalo?
The myth explains this natural phenomenon
What is the reason there are no buffalo along the Swah-netk'-qhu?
Coyote's meal for a few days
What is the youngest cow's fat?
The reason Coyote goes back to Buffalo Bull
What is getting another cow?
What is Cogewea, the Half-Blood?
Kinnikinnick
What is the Salish word for for the bearberry shrub?
The main character's defining trait
What is a trickster?
The reason Coyote killed the youngest cow
What is her bone marrow and liver?
The reason Coyote was surprised
What is seeing the cow he killed?
Mourning Dove's home
What is the Colville Reservation?
Squas-tenk'
The reason Buffalo Bull is mad at Coyote
What is kicking dust and spitting into the eyes of Buffalo Bull's skull?
The reason Coyote let the old woman cook
What is Coyote's vain?
The reason there aren't any buffalo along the Swah-netk'-qhu
What is Coyote killing the youngest cow and returning empty handed?
Mourning Dove's real name
Who is Christine Quintasket?
Sin-ka-lip'
What is the Salish word for "imitator?"
The gift Coyote gave Buffalo Bull
What are new horns made of pitchwood?
The old woman tricking Coyote
What is ironic about what happened between the old lady and Coyote?
The reason Coyote's actions are predictable
What is the fact that Coyote is an archetypal character?