In Native American mythology (particularly in the Cherokee tribe) the '''Ani Hyuntikwalaski'''
[[Category: Native American mythology]]
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...d as Roux-Ga-Roux, Rugaroo, or Rugaru), is a kind of werewolf in the Cajun folklore of French Louisiana.
...another creature called ''[[Rugaru]]'', reportedly associated with Native American legends, but it is not clear if it is a [[sasquatch]], a [[wendigo]] or a r
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According to the tale, a Native American woman disguised herself in the skin of a mountain lion to spy on the men of
[[Category:American folklore]]
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The '''Hodag''' is a fictional animal that is part of the folklore of the American state of Wisconsin. Its history and acknowledgement are mainly focused arou
* The creature is mentioned in chapter 10 of the novel ''American Gods'' by Neil Gaiman.
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'''Tailypo''' is a creature of North American folklore, particularly in Appalachia.
...ailypo is usually described as being the size of a dog. Depending upon the native culture of the storyteller, the Tailypo is said to have either yellow or re
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...ome critters ''' was a collective term coined in early American lumberjack folklore for a variety of strange or frightening imaginary beasts which were said to
...nglish folklore). Fearsome critter stories have been collected by history, folklore and backwoods enthusiasts.
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The '''Nimerigar''' are legendary race of little people found in the folklore of the Shoshone people of North America’s Rocky Mountains.
...e lived in the Wind River and Pedro ranges of Wyoming. Nearly every Native American culture tells of a race of little people. Comanche referred to Nunnupis, Ch
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...ogy)|group]]. The academic and usually [[ethnology|ethnographic]] study of folklore is known as [[folkloristics]].
...als; only in the 20th century did ethnographers begin to attempt to record folklore without overt political goals. The [[Brothers Grimm]], Wilhelm Grimm|Wilhel
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...'', sometimes also known as Deer Lady, is a shape-shifting woman in Native American mythology
The Deer Woman is similar in nature to several other female figures of folklore from other regions such as [[La Llorona]] from Mexico and the Southwestern
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...ve been an alligator or a large fish, like a sturgeon. (Alligators are not native to the lake.)
[[Category: American folklore]]
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...sa Bird''' is a legendary creature that was depicted in a mural painted by Native Americans on a cliff above the Mississippi River.
...y a story created by John Russell, with no actual basis in Native American folklore. The bird imagery is not reported in Father Marquette's original descriptio
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The '''Shunka Warakin''' (also shunka warak'in) is an American beast from cryptozoology and mythology that is said to resemble a wolf, a h
In the language of the American Indian Ioway people, as discovered and collected by Loren Coleman, shunka w
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...ton who published a treatise called "Nagualism: A Study in Native-American Folklore and History" which chronicled historical interpretations of the word and th
...55, "El espiritu del mal en Guatemala" in Nativism and Syncretism , Middle American Research Institute Publications 19:37-104, Tulane University.
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*[[Asmodai|Asmodeus]] ([[Persian mythology]], [[Jewish folklore]] and [[Christian demonology]])
*[[Chupacabra]] (Latin American mythology)
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The Pukwudgie belongs to the folklore of the Wampanoag Nation, the dominant Native America tribe in Massachusetts and Southern New England and has been sighte
...like our modern idea of a troll. His features mirror those of the Native American in the area, but the nose, fingers and ears are enlarged and the skin is de
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...fur-bearing trout''' (or furry trout) is a fictitious creature supposedly native to the northern regions of North America, particularly Canada, Montana, Wyo
[[Category:American folklore]]
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...on [[Africa]]n beliefs, though it draws significantly from Native American folklore, especially in its use of herbs and other botanical ingredients. Over the y
Most practitioners of hoodoo are African American, but Caucasians and Native Americans also use hoodoo, and it shares some commonalities with Pennsylvan
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...of the newer name is the aborigine word youree, described as a legitimate native term for the hairy man-monster. The Australian accent could easily contort
...different mythological character in native Australian aboriginal mythology folklore. This version of the Yowie is said to be a bizarre, hybrid beast resembling
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...and consider the stories of Bigfoot to be a combination of unsubstantiated folklore and hoax. This is due to current scientific knowledge plus the lack of bone
...as the product of the misidentification of common animals, mythology or [[folklore]]. For instance, northern Europe's former belief in [[troll]]s has been sug
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...animals exist. In the early days of western exploration of the world, many native tales of unknown animals were initially dismissed as mythology or superstit
...roven tales and traditions regarding unknown undescribed animals in native folklore should not be summarily dismissed in the same way.
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