The Navajo skinwalker wanders far across the American cultural landscape. Often reduced to a mere werewolf trope, this shadowy being frequently emerges in film, TV and even conspiracy theories. Yet the skinwalker’s true nature belongs to the night… Full Article on How Stuff Works
The Skinwalker Is No Mere Werewolf
Now I don’t agree with everything here. Were Wolves were Shamans in various cultures who had rituals of transformation similar in some respects to the Skinwalker. The article basically makes it look like Wolves are just a trope. But the information is more or less good.
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