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Pages in category "Algonquian mythology" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aisoyimstan; B.
Wisconsin Chippewa Myths & Tales and Their Relation to Chippewa Life. University of Wisconsin Press (Madison: 1977). ISBN 0-299-07310-6; Benton-Banai, Edward. The Mishomis Book: The voice of the Ojibway. Indian Country Communications, Inc., and Red School House Press (Hayward, WI: 1988). Densmore, Frances. Chippewa Customs. Minnesota Historical ...
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Manitou has entered the names of several places in North America.The name of Lake Manitoba (for which the Canadian province of Manitoba is named) derives from the area called manitou-wapow, or "strait of the Manitou" in Cree or Ojibwe, referring to the strange sound of waves crashing against rocks near the Narrows of the lake. [5]
In Algonquian mythology, the thunderbird controls the upper world while the underworld is governed by the underwater panther or Great Horned Serpent. The thunderbird creates not just thunder (with its wing-flapping) but lightning bolts, which it casts at the underworld creatures.
Wendigo (/ ˈ w ɛ n d ɪ ɡ oʊ /) is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore. The concept of the wendigo has been widely used in literature and other works of art, such as social commentary and horror fiction.
Charles Godfrey Leland's retells this story in his 1884 book The Algonquin Legends of New England: Or, Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot Tribes. In Leland's version, the Chenoo battles another Chenoo to protect the family. The attacking Chenoo is a female and more vicious and stronger than the male Chenoo.
The baykok (or pau'guk, paguk, baguck; bakaak in the Ojibwe language and pakàk in the Algonquin language) is a malevolent spirit from the mythology of the Ojibway nation. In traditional culture [ edit ]