 In several different creation stories collected from Miwokan people, Coyote was seen as their ancestor and creator god, sometimes with the help of other animals, forming the earth and making people out of humble materials like feathers or twigs.According to Miwok mythology, the people believed in animal and human spirits, and spoke of animal spirits as their ancestors.Coyote in many tales figures as their ancestor, creator god, and a trickster god.