Native American mythology

The Abenaki (also Wabanaki) are a Native American tribe located in the northeastern United States. Religious ceremonies are led by shamans, called Medeoulin (Mdawinno). ...more on Wikipedia about "Abenaki mythology"

In Hopi mythology, Aholi is a kachina, a spirit god represented by a doll (also called a kachina). He is a friend of Eototo and is very handsome; he wears a colorful cloak with a picture of Muyingwa and is the patron kachina of the Pikya clan. Aholi once allowed his throat to be slit so that Eototo could escape. They eventually met again. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aholi"

Alektca is the Creek tribe's name for a shaman. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alektca"

Amala is a mythological giant of the Tsimshian Native Americans. He holds up the Earth on a spinning pole behind his back and must balance it. Once a year, a servant applies duck-oil to his muscles to relieve him. The Tsimshian believe that once all the ducks have been hunted to extinction, the servant will not come to apply the duck-oil and the world will fall from the pole and be destroyed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amala (mythology)"

In Hopi mythology, Angwusnasomtaka is a kachina, a spirit represented by a masked doll (also called a kachina). She is a wuya, one of the chief kachinas and is considered the mother of all the hú and all the kachinas. She led the initiation rites for new children, whipping them with yucca whips. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angwusnasomtaka"

In Native American mythology (particularly in the Cherokee tribe) the Ani Hyuntikwalaski ("Thunder Beings") are beings that cause lightning fire in a hollow sycamore tree. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ani Hyuntikwalaski"

In Native American mythology (specifically Dakota), Anpao is an entity with two faces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anpao"

The Blackfoot are a tribe of Native Americans who currently live in Montana. They lived west of the Great Lakes and lived in Montana and Alberta and participated in Plains Indian culture. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blackfoot mythology"

The Cherokee are a Native American culture who mainly live in the southeastern United States and in Oklahoma. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cherokee mythology"

The Chippewa (also Ojibwa, Anishnaabe) are a tribe of Native Americans located in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chippewa mythology"

The Choctaw are a tribe of Native Americans from southeastern United States, mostly near the Mississippi River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Choctaw mythology"

Coyote is a mythological figure common to many Native American cultures, based on the coyote animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coyote (mythology)"

The Creek are a tribe of Native Americans from the southeastern United States. The shaman was called an Alektca. ...more on Wikipedia about "Creek mythology"

The Crow Tribe of Native Americans live in the Great Plains area of the United States. The shaman of the tribe was known as an Akbaalia ("healer"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Crow mythology"

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The Curupira (also called Caipora or, more rarely, Capoeira) is a forest spirit in Tupi mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Curupira"

Edechewe (the Fisher-Man) is a folk hero of the Achumawi people, a Native American tribe of the Pit River region of what is now northern California. Edechewe was born supernaturally from the cone of a sugar pine as the result of a magical rite performed by his father, Ahsoballache. He was nurtured in his infancy by his parents, after which his grandmother, To'kis, raised him. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edechewe"

Glooscap is a mythical hero, god, and "transformer" of the Abenaki and Mi'kmaq Algonquian First Nations peoples. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glooscap"

The Haida are an indigenous peoples of the Americas. Their national territories lie immediately outside the territorial sea along the west coast of Canada and include parts of south east Alaska. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haida mythology"

The Ho-Chunk and Winnebago are tribes of Native Americans, which were once a single tribe living in Wisconsin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ho-Chunk mythology"

The Hopi are a tribe of Native Americans located in the southwestern United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hopi mythology"

Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions. Inuit traditional religious practices could be very briefly summarised as a form of shamanism based on animist principles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inuit mythology" The view on www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia

The Iroquois are a confederation of variously five or six tribes of Native Americans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iroquois mythology"

In Pueblo religious practices, Kachina (also spelled Katsina) refers to three related things: ...more on Wikipedia about "Kachina"

Kushtaka are mythical creatures found in the stories of the Tlingit Indians of Southeastern Alaska. Loosely translated, Kushtaka means, "land otter man". ...more on Wikipedia about "Kushtaka"

The Kwakwaka'wakw are a First Nations people in British Columbia, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kwakwaka'wakw mythology"

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