The animals that are in this section are indigenous to this region, some were dangerous, some were food. These animals are also connected to the traditional stories shared.
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 136-141. Coyote is out hunting, then he encounters a wolf. A fight begins between the two animals and the results of the fight do not end well.
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
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Animals, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 135-137. Coyote is going around looking for food, he finds a jackrabbit and tries to chase him.
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 132-135. Coyote and his mother are hunting, his mother his teaching the younger coyote how to do certain things to help him survive and hunt.
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
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Animals, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 126-127. Coyote wants to eat the cats and tricks them into letting him into their home while their mother is gone.
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
A animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 122-125. Coyote tries to capture and eat a hen, but the hen makes an escape which causes an unexpected twist for the coyote.
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 120-123. The story is about Coyote went hunting and took his daughter, eventually killing her. Then his daughter turns to a ghost.
Cupa Cultural Center, Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
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Animals, History and Current Events, Language Learning, Place
Summary
Soldiers went into Cupa and waged war killing a lot of the villages and burned the village down. All the baby boys were killed. Kisily Pewik's mother save her son by telling the soldiers he was a girl.
