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{{wiktionary|skinwalker}}
The '''Skin-walker''' is a phenomenon and/or belief found in numerous cultures all over the world, closely related to beliefs in ], ] and other "were" creatures. The ] Indian word "limikkin" is sometimes used to desribe all skin-walkers on internet sites.
''']''' is a human/animal shape-shifter from Native American legend.


'''Skinwalker''' may also refer to:
Possibly the best documented skin-walker beliefs are those of the ] ], also sometimes referred to as a Navajo ] by outsiders. The yenaldooshi are evil human beings who have gained ] power by breaking a cultural ]. Specifically, a person is said to gain the power of a yenaldooshi by murdering a close relative. The skin-walker will travel through the community by night, spreading misery and desecrating ] things. He or she is usually described as naked, except for a ] skin. The yenaldooshi is also said to have the power to assume the form of a coyote or other animal.
* ], a 1986 mystery novel by Tony Hillerman
** ], a PBS ''Mystery!'' episode based on Hillerman's novel
* ], a 2003 comic book published by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Brian Hurtt
* ], a werewolf film starring Jason Behr
* ], an American Western thriller film
* ], a 2002 episode of ''Smallville''
* '']'', a 2005 ]
*''Skinwalker'', a 2009 urban fantasy novel by ]


==See also==
The main power of the yenaldooshi comes from its use of ''corpse powder'' which is made from human cadavers. Touching the powder will ] a person with sickness or death. This is an inversion of the use of ] among the Navajos, which is sprinkled to produce ]s. Another form of this is a ''bone pellet'' which the yenaldooshi will shoot into a victim's body.
* ], a ranch in the Uintah Basin of Utah


{{disambiguation}}
In ] ], a skin-walker is a person who can travel in the shape of an animal and learn secrets, or take on certain characteristics of an animal. The person is then said to be wearing that animal's hide. The most well-known example of the latter is the warrior who takes on the strength and stamina of a bear, called "bear shirt" or ]. The use of an animal shape for other purposes was considered unmanly, and such ] were frequently cast out or summarily executed. Female practitioners got off more lightly, until the ] began in the ] and ].

== Novels ==

''''']''''' (])is also the title of a ] novel by ].

Skin-walkers feature prominently in ''''']''''' (]) a novel by ] and ].

== Movies ==

A skin walker is the ] in the movie ''''']''''' (])

== Television ==

In the TV series Smallville, one episode was titled 'Skin Walker'. It involved a native american female with the ability to change into a white wolf. She attacked people working on sacred land to protect it.

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Skin-walker is a human/animal shape-shifter from Native American legend.

Skinwalker may also refer to:

See also

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