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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Skin-walkerSkin-walker - Wikipedia

    In Navajo culture, a skin-walker ( Navajo: yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers.

  2. Oct 4, 2018 · Beware a stolen face... Skinwalkers—otherwise known as evil shapeshifters—are a mainstay in Navajo tradition and legend. More recently, they’ve also become the subject of legends and terrifying stories in the culture at large. Due to their elusory nature, many people have questions about these terrifying creatures.

  3. Apr 16, 2024 · What are Skinwalkers, the shapeshifting witches of Navajo lore, and are they actually real? Inside the mystery of these mythical beasts. The legend of the shapeshifting entity known as the Skinwalker has largely been dismissed as a hoax.

  4. Oct 26, 2023 · Skinwalkers blur the line between human and beast. They're shape-shifting magical beings that belong to the Navajo spirit world. But how does one become a skinwalker?

  5. Facts about the Native American legend. Skinwalkers are terrifying creatures based on tales from the Navajo, a Native American tribe from the southwestern United States. They are said to possess shapeshifting powers which they use to terrify communities. Curse of Skinwalker Ranch.

  6. Sep 21, 2023 · Skin-walkers are perhaps the most terrifying creatures to have come from Native American folklore (although arguably the Wendigo makes for strong competition). These nightmare witches, with their dark abilities and eerie legends, continue to cast a shadow over the Southwestern United States.

  7. In the 1990s, a ranch in northeast Utah, far away from the Navajo Reservation, became the partial focus of the Skinwalkers. Called the Sherman Ranch, the Skinwalker Ranch, and the UFO Ranch, this place has a history of UFOs, aliens, cattle mutilations, and crop circles.

  8. Oct 5, 2022 · Skinwalkers are humans that change into animals, often wolves. Because of that, they’ve been lumped into the werewolf category of horror stories and the dogman/wolfman category of...

  9. George R. R. Martin’s novel series A Song of Ice and Fire has some of the main characters (the stark children, plus the wildlings) act as skinwalkers by being able to possess the bodies of animals, especially wolves. In the novel, they are referred to as skinchangers or wargs.

  10. Mar 15, 2020 · For the Navajo of southwest America, Skinwalkers are a powerful and destructive presence. The witches have the ability to transform into animals, as well as possess other people and bring folk back from the dead with black magic.