Ghostly

November 2, 2007 1:50 PM

Are there any Native American stories or legends or beliefs about the deceased coming back as horses? Possibly as spirit animals?
posted by Jacen to religion & philosophy (3 comments total)

"Native American" is a pretty broad category. Are you looking for information from any nation in particular, or just any of them?
posted by streetdreams at 2:37 PM on November 2, 2007

There's a Lakota legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman, who was said to have lived 2000 years ago and whose return (in the form of a white buffalo calf) will herald an age of peace and harmony. sound familiar?
posted by JohnFredra at 8:17 PM on November 2, 2007

I seem to remember an illustrated children's book out in the late 80's about this-- two native american lovers who were reincarnated as horses...

Not much help, sorry.
posted by np312 at 12:46 PM on November 3, 2007