Dogman Narratives writes “During a visit to his grandparents home in Bluff, Utah. A young man witnesses a strange creature that is described as a Skinwalker. A strange looking dog has been visiting his grandparents for the past few nights. Could it have been a skinwalker… or just a neighbor?
In Navajo culture, a skin-walker is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is not used for healers.
According to the Navajo skinwalker legend are typically seen in the form of a coyote, owl, fox, wolf or crow. Although they do have the ability to turn into other animals.
In order to become a Skinwalker, he or she must be initiated by a secret society which requires the most evil of deeds – the killing of a close family member, most often a sibling.
Skinwalkers are very similar to a Wendigo in the Algonquin culture.”
