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It includes songs, legends, jokes, rhymes, proverbs, weather lore, superstitions, and practices such as traditional food-making and craft-making. The largest bodies of folklore in Canada belong to the aboriginal and French-Canadian cultures. English-Canadian folklore and the folklore of recent immigrant groups have added to the country's folk.
For traditional folklore and myths of the native Canadians, see: North American mythology. Subcategories. ... Canadian legends (1 C, 12 P) Canadian mythology (4 C, 3 P)
Many Indigenous cultures in Canada and worldwide are deeply rooted in oral tradition. [2] Oral tradition includes myths, folklore, and legends. [3] Passing down oral tradition takes great care on the part of the storyteller, as the moral of the tale and its underlying truth must be retold accurately. [3]
Within Haida mythology, Raven is a central character, as he is for many of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas; see Raven Tales.While frequently described as a "trickster", Haidas believe Raven, or Yáahl [2] to be a complex reflection of one's own self.
Native American myths and legends. Smithmark Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8317-6290-2. Thompson, Stith: Folk Tales of the North American Indians (Indiana University Press 1929) Tooker, Elisabeth, ed. (1979). Native North American Spirituality of the Eastern Woodlands: sacred myths, dreams, visions, speeches, healing formulas, rituals, and ceremonials ...
More than one version of the Sedna legend exists. Some legends have her as the daughter of a goddess named Isarrataitsoq, while others only mention her father. [3] In one legend Sedna is a giant, the daughter of the creator-god Anguta, with a great hunger that causes her to attack her parents.
Canadian ghosts (1 C, 8 P) W. Wendigos (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Canadian legendary creatures" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Canadian legendary creatures (3 C, 19 P) I. Inuit mythology (2 C, 28 P) K. Kwakwaka'wakw mythology (1 C, 6 P) N. Nuxalk mythology (1 C) Pages in category "Canadian ...