EP: 115 Skinwalkers & Shapeshifters with Navajo Ranger Jon Dover
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Do You Have Any Interesting Stories About Navajo Medicine?
"Skinwalkers is a completely different category," says John Haas. "They can get your DNA change into your shape and approach people that you know." Navajo children are taught not to leave fingernail clippings around them when they're done brushing their hair or leaving urine out in the open. The skinwalker will carry a piece of human bone, like a piece of the radius that's hollowed out,. And they will pack it with something that's called corpse powder. This is made from the corpses of dead people, along with other various poisons.
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