North America · Cursed Spirit
Skinwalker
also called Yee Naaldlooshii
A Navajo witch who wears the skin of an animal to hunt.
The Account
A yee naaldlooshii is a medicine person who has broken every taboo — including murder — to gain the power to become an animal. To speak of them draws them closer. Do not say the word after dark.
Origin
Diné (Navajo) esoteric tradition
First Sighting
Pre-colonial
From the Public Record
In Navajo culture, a skin-walker or skinwalker is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers.
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