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Concerning the birth of death, Coyote and Wolf were arguing. Wolf laid down the rule that the human being must have two deaths. Coyote said, “No, there ought to be only one death so that when a man dies he shall stay dead and, if he is your brother or cousin, you can marry his wife.” This is the reason there is only one death.²³ In mourning the death of a loved one contemporary practice includes the “Cry Dance” and burning the possessions of the deceased whose name is not uttered by those who knew him or her.²⁴

As for resurrection, in one story Isha the hero Wolf was killed in battle only to be brought back to life by his brother Itsa the Coyote who had retrieved his dead brother’s scalp from the enemy and brought it home where Isha once again reappeared.²⁵ Another ceremonial dance that assures subsistence and life to the participants is the “Round Dance,” a dance that was performed during fishing season, before the pine-nut harvest, and prior to the fall rabbit drives. This is the dance that Wovoka urged his “Ghost Dance” followers to perform so as to resurrect an indigenous heaven.²⁶