A Coyote Columbus Story mainly talks about the story of Christopher Columbus from the Indigenous perspective so that this tale is turned on its ear. Coyote is a trickster and she is the one who creates the world and all the living creatures within it. Also, she has the power of controlling all the events on her own and she makes the rules all the time until the appearance of Christopher Columbus, a red-haired funny-looking man. What is unexpected is that Columbus changes the plan of Coyote because he has no interest in the wealth of beavers, moose and turtles in the land of Coyote. However, what he shows interest in is the Indians he can sell in Spain and he really does that in the end.
As for what stereotypes that are presented in this story, what is a must to mention is the stereotypes that are related to the voyages of Columbus, through which the author puts forward that history is greatly impacted by the culture of the reporter. King’s laughing together with the children at the crazy antics of Coyote finally enables the incidence of the downfall of his human friends.
