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Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American [2] and Canadian folklore. [3] His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors, [4] [5] and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox, his pet and working animal.
According to reports of Northern Paiute oral history, the Si-Te-Cah, Saiduka or Sai'i [1] (sometimes erroneously referred to as Say-do-carah or Saiekare [2] after a term said to be used by the Si-Te-Cah to refer to another group) were a legendary tribe who the Northern Paiutes fought a war with and eventually wiped out or drove away from the area, with the final battle having taken place at ...
Native American Mythology. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-12279-3. Bastian, Dawn Elaine; Judy K. Mitchell (2004). Handbook of Native American Mythology. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-533-9. Erdoes, Richard and Ortiz, Alfonso: American Indian Myths and Legends (New York: Pantheon Books, 1984) Ferguson, Diana (2001). Native American myths ...
Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.
A Pukwudgie, also spelled Puk-Wudjie (another spelling, Puck-wudj-ininee, is translated by Henry Schoolcraft as "little wild man of the woods that vanishes"), [1] is a human-like creature of Wampanoag folklore, found in Delaware, Prince Edward Island, and parts of Indiana and Massachusetts, sometimes said to be two to three feet (0.61 to 0.91 m) tall.
Mount Shasta has also been a focus for non-Native American legends, centered on a hidden city (called Telos) of advanced beings from the lost continent of Lemuria. [2] The legend grew from an offhand mention of Lemuria in the 1880s.
Although thought to be mythical, the reality of Nimerigar tales was called into question in 1932 with the discovery of the San Pedro Mountains mummy, a 14 in (36 cm)-tall mummy (6.5 in (17 cm) seated [3]) found in a cave 60 miles south of Casper, Wyoming. Extensive tests were carried out on the mummy, with the initial belief that it was a hoax.
The tale is one of the best known Cherokee legends and was recorded by Europeans as early as 1823, often using the spelling, Tuli cula.The name Tsul 'Kalu means literally "he has them slanting/sloping", is understood to refer to his eyes, although the word eye (akta, plural dikta) is not a part of it.