According to local lore , the Ute, an Indigenous tribe from this valley and had an uneasy alliance with the Navajo. Siding with American military forces in the late 19th century, the Ute helped force the Navajo people out of the area. As a result, the Navajo unleashed a Skinwalker, a shapeshifter who can possess animals' skin.
A "Skinwalker" , a shape-shifting character from Navajo tribal folklore. Among the Navajo, skinwalkers are like werewolves: evil witches who can transform themselves into the creatures of their choosing.
The "Skinwalker Ranch" is a 512-acre parcel of land located in northeastern Utah.
It was claimed that the Navajo tribe were a more aggressive people; they took slaves, they had Ute slaves. And there was direct conflict when the Navajo attempted to move up into Ute territory," at modern-day Pagosa Springs and Durango.