The animal People where here first - before there were any real people.
Coyote was the most important because, after he was put to work by the Spirit Chief, he did more than any of the others to make the world a good place in which to live. There werer times, however, when Coyote was not buy for the Spirit Chief. Then he amused himself by getting into mischief and stirring up trouble. Frequently he got into trouble himself, and then everybody had a good laugh- everybody but Mole. She was Coyote's wife.
My people call Coyote Sin-ka-lip' , which means Imitator. He delighted in mocking and imitating others, or in trying to, and, as he was a great one to play tricks, sometimes he is spokedn of as "Trick Person".