t presented as an animal, in these myths the Coyote trickster does join with his animal coyote form. The pair are viewed as ôelder brotherö and ôyounger brothersö with such traditions illustrating the ôspiritual and corporeal as brother who always walk and talk togetherö (Trickster 1, 2004, 4).
In the Native American cultures of the Pacific Northwest, the trickster in mythology was often portrayed in the form of the Raven, a counterpart to the Coyote trickster in other Native American cultures. This trickster was also viewed as divine and whether he was fooling or being fooled the purpose of such myths was educational. The Raven was viewed as ôsheltering the first humans, and with placing the sun, moon, and stars in the proper places in the sky. He was an expert in magic, and brought revelations from the spirit world to those who needed themö (Trickster 1 2004, 5). In this manner, one can see the role played by the trickster archetype with respect to helping explain observable pheno
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