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“ Spirits inhabited the world of all native peoples in the Americas; communicating with those spirits occupied a good portions of their lives” ( Competing Visions, pg 14 ). The Miwoks are a group who lived from the north and east of San Francisco Bay and had used traditional spirit tales to express their origin, which should have been told for many generations. Unfortunately the Miwok elders passed away before spreading their tales. The tale of the Coyote, Condor, and Falcon is a bit complex and it may be necessary it a few times. In the excerpt from The Dawn of the World, the coyote is considered one of the first Native Americans. The Conder and the falcon can be thought to represent the beginning of two generation, the condor is the father

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