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Skinwalker: The Witch Behind the Monster
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Diné Culture, Witchcraft, Folklore, and Mortuary Practice
Blue, Martha. The Witch Purge of 1878: Oral and Documentary History in the Early Navajo Reservation Years. Navajo Oral History Monograph Series No. 1. Tsaile, AZ: Navajo Community College Press, 1988.
Brady, Margaret K. Some Kind of Power: Navajo Children’s Skinwalker Narratives. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1984.
Franciscan Fathers. An Ethnologic Dictionary of the Navaho Language. Saint Michaels, AZ, 1910.
Frisbie, Charlotte J. “On Two William Morgans in Navajo Studies.” New Mexico Historical Review 83, no. 4 (2008): 495–499.
Goddard, Pliny Earle. Navajo Texts. Edited by Gladys A. Reichard. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 34, pt. 1. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1933.
Kahn-John, Michelle, and Mary Koithan. “Living in Health, Harmony, and Beauty: The Diné (Navajo) Hózhó Wellness Philosophy.” Global Advances in Health and Medicine 4, no. 3 (2015): 24–30. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2015.044.
Kluckhohn, Clyde. Navaho Witchcraft. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, vol. 22, no. 2. Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum, 1944.
Levy, Jerrold E. “Changing Burial Practices of the Western Navajo: A Consideration of the Relationship Between Attitudes and Behavior.” American Indian Quarterly 4, no. 4 (1978): 397–405.
Morgan, William. Human-Wolves among the Navaho. Yale University Publications in Anthropology, no. 11. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936.
Nez, Noah. “Skinwalkers.” Skeptical Briefs 22, no. 1 (2012).
Pavlik, Steve. “Will Big Trotter Reclaim His Place? The Role of the Wolf in Navajo Tradition.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal 24, no. 4 (2000): 107–125. https://doi.org/10.17953/aicr.24.4.p21t105715725434.
Shepardson, Mary. “Changes in Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs.” American Indian Quarterly 4, no. 4 (1978): 383–395.
Popular Literature and the Expansion of the Legend
Hillerman, Tony. Skinwalkers. New York: Harper & Row, 1986.
Kelleher, Colm A., and George Knapp. Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah. New York: Paraview Pocket Books, 2005.
Krisst, Rima. “‘Dark Winds’ Hears Critics: Director Says TV Series Will ‘Course-Correct’ for Accuracy.” Navajo Times, June 30, 2022.
Skinwalker Ranch and Contemporary Reporting
Deseret News. “Universe Reports on Strange Utah Occurrences.” December 12, 1996.
Deseret News. “No UFOs or ETs Have Dropped in at ‘Spooky’ Ranch.” April 27, 1997.
Deseret News. “Mysteries of UFO Ranch in Spotlight.” April 22, 2006.
Van Eyck, Zack. “Frequent Fliers?” Deseret News, June 30, 1996.
Government Documents
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, Volume I. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense, 2024.
Defense Intelligence Agency. Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program Briefing. 2009. Released through the DIA Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room.
Defense Intelligence Agency. Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program Contract and Related Records. 2008–2012. Released through the DIA Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room.
Digital Folklore and Modern Legend Formation
Blank, Trevor J., ed. Folklore and the Internet: Vernacular Expression in a
https://linktr.ee/theoccultrejects
Occult Research Institute
https://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/
Substack
https://substack.com/@theoccultrejects?r=7auau0&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page
Cash App
https://cash.app/$theoccultrejects
Venmo
@TheOccultRejects
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejects
Bibliography
Diné Culture, Witchcraft, Folklore, and Mortuary Practice
Blue, Martha. The Witch Purge of 1878: Oral and Documentary History in the Early Navajo Reservation Years. Navajo Oral History Monograph Series No. 1. Tsaile, AZ: Navajo Community College Press, 1988.
Brady, Margaret K. Some Kind of Power: Navajo Children’s Skinwalker Narratives. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1984.
Franciscan Fathers. An Ethnologic Dictionary of the Navaho Language. Saint Michaels, AZ, 1910.
Frisbie, Charlotte J. “On Two William Morgans in Navajo Studies.” New Mexico Historical Review 83, no. 4 (2008): 495–499.
Goddard, Pliny Earle. Navajo Texts. Edited by Gladys A. Reichard. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 34, pt. 1. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1933.
Kahn-John, Michelle, and Mary Koithan. “Living in Health, Harmony, and Beauty: The Diné (Navajo) Hózhó Wellness Philosophy.” Global Advances in Health and Medicine 4, no. 3 (2015): 24–30. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2015.044.
Kluckhohn, Clyde. Navaho Witchcraft. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, vol. 22, no. 2. Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum, 1944.
Levy, Jerrold E. “Changing Burial Practices of the Western Navajo: A Consideration of the Relationship Between Attitudes and Behavior.” American Indian Quarterly 4, no. 4 (1978): 397–405.
Morgan, William. Human-Wolves among the Navaho. Yale University Publications in Anthropology, no. 11. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936.
Nez, Noah. “Skinwalkers.” Skeptical Briefs 22, no. 1 (2012).
Pavlik, Steve. “Will Big Trotter Reclaim His Place? The Role of the Wolf in Navajo Tradition.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal 24, no. 4 (2000): 107–125. https://doi.org/10.17953/aicr.24.4.p21t105715725434.
Shepardson, Mary. “Changes in Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs.” American Indian Quarterly 4, no. 4 (1978): 383–395.
Popular Literature and the Expansion of the Legend
Hillerman, Tony. Skinwalkers. New York: Harper & Row, 1986.
Kelleher, Colm A., and George Knapp. Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah. New York: Paraview Pocket Books, 2005.
Krisst, Rima. “‘Dark Winds’ Hears Critics: Director Says TV Series Will ‘Course-Correct’ for Accuracy.” Navajo Times, June 30, 2022.
Skinwalker Ranch and Contemporary Reporting
Deseret News. “Universe Reports on Strange Utah Occurrences.” December 12, 1996.
Deseret News. “No UFOs or ETs Have Dropped in at ‘Spooky’ Ranch.” April 27, 1997.
Deseret News. “Mysteries of UFO Ranch in Spotlight.” April 22, 2006.
Van Eyck, Zack. “Frequent Fliers?” Deseret News, June 30, 1996.
Government Documents
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, Volume I. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense, 2024.
Defense Intelligence Agency. Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program Briefing. 2009. Released through the DIA Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room.
Defense Intelligence Agency. Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program Contract and Related Records. 2008–2012. Released through the DIA Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room.
Digital Folklore and Modern Legend Formation
Blank, Trevor J., ed. Folklore and the Internet: Vernacular Expression in a