Legendary Skinwalkers: Yenaldlooshi

Yenaldlooshi a native American Navajo name which translates to "He who trots along here and there on all fours". In Mohawk Indian the word is "limilckin".

Navajo belief is that skin walkers are witches capable of causing pain, suffering or even death. They use skins from animals to provide them with other variances. If they use coyote skin it is said to give them speed. It is said they can run up to sixty miles per hour. Where as the use of a bears skin will provide them great strength and so forth. They also have been known to gain power by murdering a close relative or even a brother/sister. It is said that they can assimilate ones body if you stare into their eyes. They commit sacrilege on sand paintings by using their bodily functions. Ground up human infant bones give them a powder to sprinkle on unsuspecting Navajo families while they are at rest.This is to help paralyze their victim. It is said that this causes illness, death or even social problems for the person(s) that are sprinkled. They have been known to break into houses, rap on windows, climb and walk on roof tops. Imitating your relatives voice is very beneficial for them to lure a unsuspecting victim to them. They have been known to have sex with corpses and eat human flesh. If they are in human form and standing on two legs it is reported that they will always sway. It is very easy to mistake a skin walker for that of a animal. They are able to use weapons and converse with their intended victims.

Skin walkers are said to appear naked with just wearing a mask, jewelery and animal skin. Most common skins are that of the wolf or coyote. They are said to be shape shifters (ability to change form into another human or animal). Yenaldlooshi have sharp claws and are said to have advanced senses of hearing, sight and smell. The practice of mind control (control a persons thinking, behavior, emotions and decisions) which they use on their victims. Their eyes glow and avoidance of light is common among them. Usually they will live in caves.