Skinwalker Encounters on the Reservation: A First-Hand Account

Origins and Evolution of Skinwalkers

• 💡 Originally, skinwalkers were created for good, serving as spies who could transform into animals to gather information for forts.
• ⚠️ A punishment for misuse of these abilities involved being tied to an anthill until the individual swore to cease evil acts.
• 🎯 Over time, skinwalker lore evolved, with modern interpretations often linked to jealousy, greed, and hate.
• 🔑 A debated ritual for becoming a skinwalker involves killing a family member, a concept the speaker questions as a necessary initiation.

Early Encounters and Investigations

• 🌲 The speaker and a friend began investigating paranormal phenomena on the reservation during high school, starting in Chief Springs, New Mexico.
• 🔦 An early experience involved hearing strange noises in tunnels, followed by seeing a creature resembling a goat or dog with a long neck.
• 🐶 The next morning, a friend's dog reacted fearfully to something outside his window, exhibiting signs of distress.
• 🔍 Driven by curiosity, they actively sought out locations known for skinwalker sightings, often walking to these spots due to lack of transportation.

Encounters at Trugree Hills

• ⛰️ Investigations frequently took place in an area called "the cliffs and the trees" near Trugree Hills, characterized by cliffs, trees, and a stream.
• 🌲 During one outing, while building a fort, they heard something heavy running around them, which stopped when they made a loud noise.
• 🐺 A more significant event involved a friend witnessing a person-like figure slowly transform into a quadrupedal creature with audible bone-cracking sounds.
• 🏠 Later, a sister reported a coyote-like creature opening a locked screen door and sniffing around the living room, suggesting a possible spiritual manifestation.

Chanting, Dogs, and Shadow Figures

• 🎶 On another occasion, while playing video games, they heard drumming and chanting outside a window, which led to seeing two canine-like figures running away.
• 🙏 The following day, a house blessing was performed by a traditional elder, who expressed disapproval of their paranormal investigations.
• 👤 A later experience involved seeing a dark shadow figure hanging beneath a dining room table, which then floated into the kitchen and laundry room, possibly a spirit manifestation.

Alien Sightings and Audio Anomalies

• ✨ During a nighttime excursion to the cliff area, they observed orbs of light that shot into the sky, leading them to investigate.
• 👽 While investigating, they heard a bipedal entity walking around them and later saw tall, slender, gray figures behind bushes.
• 🏃‍♂️ The entities appeared to stalk them, running behind them as they fled, and one was seen standing directly behind the speaker.
• 🎙️ An audio recording from that night, initially containing static and a faint voice, mysteriously cleared upon replaying, leaving the speaker unsure if they heard "we're around you."