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Never seen a redirected talk page before. Is there any source from which the Navajo lore came from? —— Martinphi ☎ Ψ Φ—— 05:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
Simply because two totally dissimilar Norwegian and Navajo terms happen to be able to both be literally translated into English as "skin-walker", doesn't necessarily mean that the two concepts are identical, even if they are similar in the cultural and behavioral attributes assigned to them. I would suggest that this is especially true in this case, where the geographical and historical cultural separation is so great. It pays to be very careful in these sorts of situations, where it's possible to collapse these kinds of distinctly different cultural categories into one another simply for our own ease of conceptualization, or because one category is more amenable to us because of our own cultural biases. cheers Deconstructhis ( talk) 18:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Due to quite a bit of moving and back and forth the early history and discussion of this article are over at Skin-walker (disambiguation) (specifically the last version before what seems to have been some copy and editing moving is here. It might be possible to fix this although I'm not sure how after so long so I'll just leave the note here so anyone interested can go back through previous discussion and edits. ( Emperor ( talk) 02:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)) I have inserted the following in the References section for it's relevancy on the subject: Colm A. Kelleher and George Knapp, "Hunt for the Skinwalker". (paraview Pocket Books). Acorn897 ( talk) 23:07, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Can editors please reconcile their differences of opinion? I prefer to let you do it (not me). Good luck, Super48paul ( talk) 11:59, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
In this edit, CorbieVreccan, you removed multiple sources so let's discuss them. Looking over the history, the popular culture section got dumb so I get not giving Hillerman an excessive mention. Nevertheless, Samuel Coale is an academic source who is describing what is the actual accurate portrayal of skinwalkers and of Navajo culture and contrasting that with the misuse by Hillerman (and the film). The fact that it's being discussed in the context of a film doesn't make the discussion about the culture any less accurate. The only use would be for the rooftops and the infant bones and evil spells at this point. Is there any indication that Coale is actually wrong? -- Ricky81682 ( talk) 03:55, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
'Tony Hillerman privileged & authorized himself to write about Navajos & in doing so appropriated, re-imagined, and recreated "Hillerman Navajos" at the expense of Diné realities. Hillerman created a new domain [read dominion] of knowledge while cashing in at the same time.'
This article is underdeveloped, and is missing a significant portion of information on its subject. It needs to be expanded in more detail with all aspects of Skin-Walkers added to the article with proper citations for its information. Information such as descriptions of Skin-Walkers from different Native American tribes that mention them should be added with proper citations. Also there should be information on the creature's appearances and references in popular culture (although it shouldn't be added in a bullet point and trivial format), and appearances in cryptozoology. This article has potential, but it needs to have work done to it so that it fully covers its subject. Hopefully this happens since this article is very interesting.-- Paleface Jack ( talk) 20:38, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
I got a number of books recommended by the Skinwalker subreddit. I plan to expand this article, so others don't have to buy expensive books to access the same information. I'm not well-versed in Wikipedia organization and citation, but I'll be bold and trust that others can format my contributions. -- OGoncho ( talk) 02:30, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
With regard to the source thing, I can understand why people would be reluctant to take Teller/Blackwater as an accurate resource. When sourcing the book, I was trying to only reference things it seemed like the authors already knew about the legend prior to their spiritual exploration that they insist changes the rules. I think Kluckhohn and Brady are good resources because they were writing down actual stories actual Navajos shared and then found the commonalities and made sociological analysis. As for the news article stuff, I get that they don't hold much weight. -- OGoncho ( talk) 20:00, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
I think there's a tonal issue in the handling of the description of Navajo culture. It might be a little too "woo-woo, mysterious other". Like, the thing about Natives not wanting to share details of Native spirituality with Anglo authors who are not motivated to frame it respectfully isn't described as a note about those of a spiritual belief system and practice so much as an inscrutable other. I think it reads like a D&D book's description of a fantasy culture. -- OGoncho ( talk) 10:46, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
The IP vandalism is endless, so I've semi-ed the page. As I also edit the page occasionally, if anyone wants to review this action, feel free to go to WP:RPP. But if you want it unprotected, please commit to page patrol as the vandalism is perennial and relentless. I predict indef in the future. - CorbieVreccan ☊ ☼ 20:52, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
A song about the legend, also titled “Skinwalker”, appeared on rock musician Robbie Robertson’s successful soundtrack album Music for The Native Americans. Robertson actually is Native (albeit being of Mohawk ancestry rather than Navajo). Not sure if it would be worth mentioning here in a “cultural references” section or not. 63.231.141.132 ( talk) 16:30, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
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Greetings. Why is there no mention of Norse skinwalkers, that's where the word actually comes from as well. 75.142.16.165 ( talk) 14:28, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
I'm aware Wikipedia is not censored however this article should at least mention that this is not meant to be public knowledge, both because that is relevant information and to allow the minority of Wikipedia users whoa aren't white chauvinists to avoid it. Frankly, the lack of that information on this article, or even in the talk page suggests that that information is being censored from this. The edit history suggests the same.
Navajo was the name given by y the Spaniards meaning knife. 2600:100D:B057:E95D:709F:42FF:FE50:A8B2 ( talk) 12:15, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
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Skinwalker is a term used to describe a Native American mythical creature originating in the Navajo culture. In Navajo culture, a skin-walker (Navajo: yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful shapeshifting demonic witch that has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal, Most commonly spotted in a wolflike human form, they exhibit superhuman strength and agility, deriving their shapeshifting ability from dawning the pelt of an animal, such as a wolf. The Skinwalker is also said to have red or orange glowing eyes able to pierce through the darkness. The creature has also been known to replicate a human voice, mimicking the screams and cries of a human in order to lure its victims away.
The term is derived from the Navajo words “ Yee Naaldooshii” directly translating to the phrase “ by means of it, It goes on all fours”. The term is notably never used for healers in Native American culture nor is the creature to be mentioned by name as it is widely believed in Native American culture naming the creature is to call upon it increasing the chances of an encounter with the creature. While it is not entirely clear it is believed that the skinwalker drives its origins from being children of a corrupted medicine man who abused the magic of his people, while others believe that those who have committed terrible crimes against their tribes are transformed into Skinwalkers as punishment.
Sightings:
While the creatures’ sightings date back to 1866 when the Navajo tribe inhabited the land. The creature’s sightings were most notably documented in 1994 when couple Terry and Gwen Sherman purchased a property to raise cattle on in Uintah County, Utah, U.S.A this property would become in later years known as Skinwalker ranch. The Couple first began to encounter the paranormal on the ranch in 1995 when they claimed sightings of glowing box-shaped UFOs centralised to a large mother ship reportedly the size of several football fields.
Encounters continued when a group of unknown sourced lights from the sky followed Gwen as she drove towards the ranch. In the following weeks, the couple began to experience more paranormal activities with crop circles running 8 feet in diameter appearing on the ranch forming a triangle without any explanation as to why. Following this in April 1995 husband and father of the family, Terry Sherman left his home to check up on a cow that was nearing birth upon approaching the field he began to notice a set of lights that rapidly accelerated 50 feet into the air. Chasing after it he soon encountered a mutilated cow with its eyes removed and body drained of all life, after inspecting it he began to realise the cow was untouched and that there were no signs of a predator’s trail near it. The dead cattle continued to be the source of the paranormal as soon after Terry discovered another suffering the same fate, taking further inspection Terry noticed the cow had a 6 inch hole carved around the cow’s rectum. Terry drew further comparisons of the two dead animals when he noticed a pungent chemical smell radiating form the creatures. With the months passing the Shermans discovered approximately 21 cows that had either dieded in the same way or had vanished entirely.
The family’s tribulations with the paranormal did not stop there and after 18 months of the couple living on the property, Terry Sherman was out walking the family’s dogs around the ranch at night, when he encountered a large wolflike creature with glowing red eyes. Armed with a rifle Terry fired 3 close-range shots into the creature’s hide however it stood there unfazed. Months later in 1996 the family traumatized by the incident moved out, following this the property was purchased by Robert Bigelow a paranormal investigator and founder of the National Institute of Discovery Science. Sightings of the creature continued with multiple other encounters documenting similar experiences to that of Terry Shermans, with the ranch eventually becoming well known for the paranormal and aptly taking on the title of Skinwalker ranch. Specifically named after its abundance of sightings of the aptly named creature.
In March of 1997 following the change in ownership of the ranch to Robert Bigelow the ranch was being used for paranormal investigation when one of the investigators working for the National Institute of Discovery Science spotted and shot at a large deformed human-looking creature amongst the trees in the woodland area of the ranch. Upon investigating the area further the team discovered a large pronged footprint in the snow, similar to that of a large bird of pretty or raptor-like creature with a significant amount of weight to it. In more recent years the documentation of the creature has become more broadly spread with documentaries such as Hunt for the Skinwalker ( 2018 )
Most recently with the popularisation of the social media platform TikTok, sightings of the creatures have become more prominent, with many users documenting a howling sound or sightings of the creature.
Skinwalker Ranch: Located in the southeast of Ballard Utah, spanning 512 acres of land, the ranch is most infamously known for its paranormal activity sightings from alleged UFO sightings to unknown poltergeist voices, however, the ranch is most well known for its history and ties to the Navajo tribe and it’s mythical being the Skinwalker. Whilst the ranch was traditionally owned by the nomadic tribe of the Native American Ute people, it is also entrenched within Navajo culture as the ranch situates itself nearby to Navajo land. Throughout the years the ranch has been the site for several paranormal sightings and investigations most notably from a selective program known as NIDS investigations Housed in the pentagon. The ranch has also been the site of filming for multiple documentaries such as Hunt for Skinwalker Ranch 2018.
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There is no reference to word or compound word "anti'įjhnii" in the source cited. I'd be happy to provide a pdf of the Navajo-English Dictionary for investigation or verification. 64.185.2.22 ( talk) 04:04, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
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wiki is supose to lurn people.. all they above is not treu. but moost will no. all humans could become skin walker. hass nothing to do with native americans.. 2A02:A454:3946:1:6C9D:EA40:574E:8E09 ( talk) 20:21, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
While Keene is an academic, the source provided came from a blog, and such material might lack proper editorial critique for scholarly validity and fact. In other words, it reads very much so like an opinion. Furthermore, it seems to be more of an opinion on Rowling's use of skin-walkers rather than something that could provide non-redundant "background" information. Because of this, I have removed the material in question. Maxx-♥ talk and coffee ☕ 19:33, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
"Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications.Per the RfC, Keene is a notable expert on the topic of cultural appropriation from Native American cultures, having been cited by RS sources on the topic; therefore her writings on her official site are an acceptable source on this topic.
“Ethnographic refusal,” “a calculus ethnography of what you need to know and what I refuse to write in.”". Thus, I am led to believe that this is perhaps an issue of reference placement more than anything.
Skin-walkers or more commonly skinwalkers are often portrayed in internet stories such as creepypasta as demons or other spirits, that have taken over the body of an animal and use it to get close to humans to kill them. They're described to have an uncanny appearance, and having human-like features such as the ability to stand on hind legs as well as features often associated with demons, such as bending their limbs and head to an unnatural degree. BetrizOFF ( talk) 18:50, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
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Imagine, if you will, a person of another race or culture saying that to the face of someone asking a legitimate question. Anyone else would be deemed a racist, and one blogger's bigotry is not worth including just because the majority of Wikipedia's editors agree with it.
Leaving aside the fact that a random blogger's bigotry against people seeking to learn and appreciate something from the actual source is hardly worth including in a serious article, it is also racist.
Obviously, if that was a mainstream view instead of a blogger's opinion, it would be worth including. However, there doesn't seem to be any indication cited within this article, or elsewhere, that American Indians actively hate or attack people who express an actual interest in depiction of historically accurate folklore, only that they are slightly xenophocic when discussing it with outsiders.
This is an example, in my opinion, of bias sneaking into the article.
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Either this Wikipedia entry should be removed or rewritten entirely. It’s repetitive and not informative. 130.45.106.101 ( talk) 00:37, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
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Never seen a redirected talk page before. Is there any source from which the Navajo lore came from? —— Martinphi ☎ Ψ Φ—— 05:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
Simply because two totally dissimilar Norwegian and Navajo terms happen to be able to both be literally translated into English as "skin-walker", doesn't necessarily mean that the two concepts are identical, even if they are similar in the cultural and behavioral attributes assigned to them. I would suggest that this is especially true in this case, where the geographical and historical cultural separation is so great. It pays to be very careful in these sorts of situations, where it's possible to collapse these kinds of distinctly different cultural categories into one another simply for our own ease of conceptualization, or because one category is more amenable to us because of our own cultural biases. cheers Deconstructhis ( talk) 18:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Due to quite a bit of moving and back and forth the early history and discussion of this article are over at Skin-walker (disambiguation) (specifically the last version before what seems to have been some copy and editing moving is here. It might be possible to fix this although I'm not sure how after so long so I'll just leave the note here so anyone interested can go back through previous discussion and edits. ( Emperor ( talk) 02:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)) I have inserted the following in the References section for it's relevancy on the subject: Colm A. Kelleher and George Knapp, "Hunt for the Skinwalker". (paraview Pocket Books). Acorn897 ( talk) 23:07, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Can editors please reconcile their differences of opinion? I prefer to let you do it (not me). Good luck, Super48paul ( talk) 11:59, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
In this edit, CorbieVreccan, you removed multiple sources so let's discuss them. Looking over the history, the popular culture section got dumb so I get not giving Hillerman an excessive mention. Nevertheless, Samuel Coale is an academic source who is describing what is the actual accurate portrayal of skinwalkers and of Navajo culture and contrasting that with the misuse by Hillerman (and the film). The fact that it's being discussed in the context of a film doesn't make the discussion about the culture any less accurate. The only use would be for the rooftops and the infant bones and evil spells at this point. Is there any indication that Coale is actually wrong? -- Ricky81682 ( talk) 03:55, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
'Tony Hillerman privileged & authorized himself to write about Navajos & in doing so appropriated, re-imagined, and recreated "Hillerman Navajos" at the expense of Diné realities. Hillerman created a new domain [read dominion] of knowledge while cashing in at the same time.'
This article is underdeveloped, and is missing a significant portion of information on its subject. It needs to be expanded in more detail with all aspects of Skin-Walkers added to the article with proper citations for its information. Information such as descriptions of Skin-Walkers from different Native American tribes that mention them should be added with proper citations. Also there should be information on the creature's appearances and references in popular culture (although it shouldn't be added in a bullet point and trivial format), and appearances in cryptozoology. This article has potential, but it needs to have work done to it so that it fully covers its subject. Hopefully this happens since this article is very interesting.-- Paleface Jack ( talk) 20:38, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
I got a number of books recommended by the Skinwalker subreddit. I plan to expand this article, so others don't have to buy expensive books to access the same information. I'm not well-versed in Wikipedia organization and citation, but I'll be bold and trust that others can format my contributions. -- OGoncho ( talk) 02:30, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
With regard to the source thing, I can understand why people would be reluctant to take Teller/Blackwater as an accurate resource. When sourcing the book, I was trying to only reference things it seemed like the authors already knew about the legend prior to their spiritual exploration that they insist changes the rules. I think Kluckhohn and Brady are good resources because they were writing down actual stories actual Navajos shared and then found the commonalities and made sociological analysis. As for the news article stuff, I get that they don't hold much weight. -- OGoncho ( talk) 20:00, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
I think there's a tonal issue in the handling of the description of Navajo culture. It might be a little too "woo-woo, mysterious other". Like, the thing about Natives not wanting to share details of Native spirituality with Anglo authors who are not motivated to frame it respectfully isn't described as a note about those of a spiritual belief system and practice so much as an inscrutable other. I think it reads like a D&D book's description of a fantasy culture. -- OGoncho ( talk) 10:46, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
The IP vandalism is endless, so I've semi-ed the page. As I also edit the page occasionally, if anyone wants to review this action, feel free to go to WP:RPP. But if you want it unprotected, please commit to page patrol as the vandalism is perennial and relentless. I predict indef in the future. - CorbieVreccan ☊ ☼ 20:52, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
A song about the legend, also titled “Skinwalker”, appeared on rock musician Robbie Robertson’s successful soundtrack album Music for The Native Americans. Robertson actually is Native (albeit being of Mohawk ancestry rather than Navajo). Not sure if it would be worth mentioning here in a “cultural references” section or not. 63.231.141.132 ( talk) 16:30, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
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Greetings. Why is there no mention of Norse skinwalkers, that's where the word actually comes from as well. 75.142.16.165 ( talk) 14:28, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
I'm aware Wikipedia is not censored however this article should at least mention that this is not meant to be public knowledge, both because that is relevant information and to allow the minority of Wikipedia users whoa aren't white chauvinists to avoid it. Frankly, the lack of that information on this article, or even in the talk page suggests that that information is being censored from this. The edit history suggests the same.
Navajo was the name given by y the Spaniards meaning knife. 2600:100D:B057:E95D:709F:42FF:FE50:A8B2 ( talk) 12:15, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
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Skinwalker is a term used to describe a Native American mythical creature originating in the Navajo culture. In Navajo culture, a skin-walker (Navajo: yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful shapeshifting demonic witch that has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal, Most commonly spotted in a wolflike human form, they exhibit superhuman strength and agility, deriving their shapeshifting ability from dawning the pelt of an animal, such as a wolf. The Skinwalker is also said to have red or orange glowing eyes able to pierce through the darkness. The creature has also been known to replicate a human voice, mimicking the screams and cries of a human in order to lure its victims away.
The term is derived from the Navajo words “ Yee Naaldooshii” directly translating to the phrase “ by means of it, It goes on all fours”. The term is notably never used for healers in Native American culture nor is the creature to be mentioned by name as it is widely believed in Native American culture naming the creature is to call upon it increasing the chances of an encounter with the creature. While it is not entirely clear it is believed that the skinwalker drives its origins from being children of a corrupted medicine man who abused the magic of his people, while others believe that those who have committed terrible crimes against their tribes are transformed into Skinwalkers as punishment.
Sightings:
While the creatures’ sightings date back to 1866 when the Navajo tribe inhabited the land. The creature’s sightings were most notably documented in 1994 when couple Terry and Gwen Sherman purchased a property to raise cattle on in Uintah County, Utah, U.S.A this property would become in later years known as Skinwalker ranch. The Couple first began to encounter the paranormal on the ranch in 1995 when they claimed sightings of glowing box-shaped UFOs centralised to a large mother ship reportedly the size of several football fields.
Encounters continued when a group of unknown sourced lights from the sky followed Gwen as she drove towards the ranch. In the following weeks, the couple began to experience more paranormal activities with crop circles running 8 feet in diameter appearing on the ranch forming a triangle without any explanation as to why. Following this in April 1995 husband and father of the family, Terry Sherman left his home to check up on a cow that was nearing birth upon approaching the field he began to notice a set of lights that rapidly accelerated 50 feet into the air. Chasing after it he soon encountered a mutilated cow with its eyes removed and body drained of all life, after inspecting it he began to realise the cow was untouched and that there were no signs of a predator’s trail near it. The dead cattle continued to be the source of the paranormal as soon after Terry discovered another suffering the same fate, taking further inspection Terry noticed the cow had a 6 inch hole carved around the cow’s rectum. Terry drew further comparisons of the two dead animals when he noticed a pungent chemical smell radiating form the creatures. With the months passing the Shermans discovered approximately 21 cows that had either dieded in the same way or had vanished entirely.
The family’s tribulations with the paranormal did not stop there and after 18 months of the couple living on the property, Terry Sherman was out walking the family’s dogs around the ranch at night, when he encountered a large wolflike creature with glowing red eyes. Armed with a rifle Terry fired 3 close-range shots into the creature’s hide however it stood there unfazed. Months later in 1996 the family traumatized by the incident moved out, following this the property was purchased by Robert Bigelow a paranormal investigator and founder of the National Institute of Discovery Science. Sightings of the creature continued with multiple other encounters documenting similar experiences to that of Terry Shermans, with the ranch eventually becoming well known for the paranormal and aptly taking on the title of Skinwalker ranch. Specifically named after its abundance of sightings of the aptly named creature.
In March of 1997 following the change in ownership of the ranch to Robert Bigelow the ranch was being used for paranormal investigation when one of the investigators working for the National Institute of Discovery Science spotted and shot at a large deformed human-looking creature amongst the trees in the woodland area of the ranch. Upon investigating the area further the team discovered a large pronged footprint in the snow, similar to that of a large bird of pretty or raptor-like creature with a significant amount of weight to it. In more recent years the documentation of the creature has become more broadly spread with documentaries such as Hunt for the Skinwalker ( 2018 )
Most recently with the popularisation of the social media platform TikTok, sightings of the creatures have become more prominent, with many users documenting a howling sound or sightings of the creature.
Skinwalker Ranch: Located in the southeast of Ballard Utah, spanning 512 acres of land, the ranch is most infamously known for its paranormal activity sightings from alleged UFO sightings to unknown poltergeist voices, however, the ranch is most well known for its history and ties to the Navajo tribe and it’s mythical being the Skinwalker. Whilst the ranch was traditionally owned by the nomadic tribe of the Native American Ute people, it is also entrenched within Navajo culture as the ranch situates itself nearby to Navajo land. Throughout the years the ranch has been the site for several paranormal sightings and investigations most notably from a selective program known as NIDS investigations Housed in the pentagon. The ranch has also been the site of filming for multiple documentaries such as Hunt for Skinwalker Ranch 2018.
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There is no reference to word or compound word "anti'įjhnii" in the source cited. I'd be happy to provide a pdf of the Navajo-English Dictionary for investigation or verification. 64.185.2.22 ( talk) 04:04, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
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wiki is supose to lurn people.. all they above is not treu. but moost will no. all humans could become skin walker. hass nothing to do with native americans.. 2A02:A454:3946:1:6C9D:EA40:574E:8E09 ( talk) 20:21, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
While Keene is an academic, the source provided came from a blog, and such material might lack proper editorial critique for scholarly validity and fact. In other words, it reads very much so like an opinion. Furthermore, it seems to be more of an opinion on Rowling's use of skin-walkers rather than something that could provide non-redundant "background" information. Because of this, I have removed the material in question. Maxx-♥ talk and coffee ☕ 19:33, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
"Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications.Per the RfC, Keene is a notable expert on the topic of cultural appropriation from Native American cultures, having been cited by RS sources on the topic; therefore her writings on her official site are an acceptable source on this topic.
“Ethnographic refusal,” “a calculus ethnography of what you need to know and what I refuse to write in.”". Thus, I am led to believe that this is perhaps an issue of reference placement more than anything.
Skin-walkers or more commonly skinwalkers are often portrayed in internet stories such as creepypasta as demons or other spirits, that have taken over the body of an animal and use it to get close to humans to kill them. They're described to have an uncanny appearance, and having human-like features such as the ability to stand on hind legs as well as features often associated with demons, such as bending their limbs and head to an unnatural degree. BetrizOFF ( talk) 18:50, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 10 May 2024. Further details are available
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Imagine, if you will, a person of another race or culture saying that to the face of someone asking a legitimate question. Anyone else would be deemed a racist, and one blogger's bigotry is not worth including just because the majority of Wikipedia's editors agree with it.
Leaving aside the fact that a random blogger's bigotry against people seeking to learn and appreciate something from the actual source is hardly worth including in a serious article, it is also racist.
Obviously, if that was a mainstream view instead of a blogger's opinion, it would be worth including. However, there doesn't seem to be any indication cited within this article, or elsewhere, that American Indians actively hate or attack people who express an actual interest in depiction of historically accurate folklore, only that they are slightly xenophocic when discussing it with outsiders.
This is an example, in my opinion, of bias sneaking into the article.
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Either this Wikipedia entry should be removed or rewritten entirely. It’s repetitive and not informative. 130.45.106.101 ( talk) 00:37, 13 June 2024 (UTC)