Ute+Beleifs-kh

Ute legend tells of a god named Sinauf, a god who is half man and half wolf. Before the world was created Sinauf and his brothers Coyote and Wolf were ment to keep the world in balance. Sinauf is the one who created people and left them with the resposibility to care for the world. The legends of Sinauf and his first creations are the basis of what the Utes belive and help to define the important relationship of the Ute people with both the spiritual and physical elements of life.