Legendary Creatures of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
25 entries in the Legendary Creatures of the Indigenous Peoples of North America compendium.
Altamaha-haA legendary creature from Muscogee tradition, said to haunt Georgia's coastal waters.Amala (mythology)Giant who holds the Earth on a spinning pole.AmikukA Yup'ik shapeshifter that swims through earth and sea.AnayeMonsters of Navajo myth slain by the hero Nayenezgani.ÁtahsaiaGiant cannibalistic demon of Zuni myth, defeated by twin war gods.ChenooCannibalistic ice giants from Algonquin folklore, once human.Flathead Lake MonsterLake monster of Kutenai legend and Montana folklore.HaietlikLightning serpent ally of thunderbirds in Nuu-chah-nulth mythology.Little people (mythology)Diminutive beings in Native American folklore, often hairy and horned.Little People of the Pryor MountainsFerocious dwarfs of Crow lore, sacred and powerful.MistapewA spirit-being across Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi cultures, known as 'big man'.NimerigarLegendary aggressive little people of Shoshone folklore.OgopogoA lake monster from Okanagan Lake in Canadian folklore.PiasaA disputed cliff mural creature, originally wingless, later given wings.PukwudgieA dwarfish, shape-shifting creature from Ojibwe and Wampanoag folklore.Raven MockerA Cherokee witch that steals life by consuming hearts.SeelkeeA lake monster from Stó:lō folklore in British Columbia.SisiutlA double-headed sea serpent mediating natural and supernatural worlds.Skin-walkerA harmful Navajo witch that can transform into an animal.SkookumA Chinook Jargon word meaning strong or monstrous, also a legendary giant.SpearfingerA stone-skinned Cherokee witch who eats livers with her spear-finger.Thunderbird (mythology)A powerful birdlike spirit in North American Indigenous cultures.Thunderbird and WhaleEpic struggle between Thunderbird and Whale in Pacific Northwest myth.Underwater pantherA powerful underwater being of Great Lakes Indigenous mythology.WechugeA cannibalistic spirit from Athabaskan legends, born of forbidden strength.
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