In New Moon what is the werewolf legend?

Quileute legends Native American legend suggests that the Quileutes are descended of wolves. According to Quileute mythology, a being known alternately as Dokibatt, K'wa'iti, the Trickster, the Transformer and The Changer (with the latter three titles at times embodying the previous two names) created the first Quileute from a wolf that he stumbled upon during his journeys. Dokibatt the Changer, or Transformer, who looms heavy in Pacific Northwest coastal mythology. Originally there were six Quileute societies: for the fisherman, the elk hunter, the whale hunter, the weather predictor, the medicine man, and the warrior (the latter society performed the wolf dance).