The Coyote Confederation is a Native American state that is recognized as a sovereign nation by the Confederacy. The Union does not, as of 1876 recognize the Coyote Confederation as anything more then an Indian reservation under Confederate control. The Confederation is under the rule of the shaman known as Coyote, a mysterious figure who has managed to unite the five tribes of the Coyote Confederation into one state. The Confederation is only a loose alliance and each tribe retains its own leadership.