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ᏗᎵᏍᏙᏗ "dilsdohdi" [1] the "water spider" is said to have first brought fire to the inhabitants of the earth in the basket on her back. [2]Cherokee spiritual beliefs are held in common among the Cherokee people – Native American peoples who are Indigenous to the Southeastern Woodlands, and today live primarily in communities in North Carolina (the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ...
Raven Mocker; Grouping: Witch, Evil spirit: Folklore: Cherokee mythology: First attested: Pre-colonial Cherokee folklore: Other name(s) Kâ’lanû Ahkyeli’skï (ᎪᎳᏅ ᎠᏰᎵᏍᎩ), Tsundige’wi, He Who Covers His Face, Death Caller, Heart Eater
The Cherokee believed the Nunnehi to be a type of supernatural human being, completely distinct from ghosts and nature spirits, as well as from gods. In this sense, the Nunnehi (along with the Yunwi Tsunsdi, or "Little People" in the Cherokee language) are the Cherokee equivalent of fairies in traditional European folklore.
In the book The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, Tsul 'Kalu is mentioned by Piper McLean's father Tristan McLean after she, Jason Grace, and Leo Valdez rescue him from Enceladus, a Giant monster who Tristan McLean, a Cherokee, sees through the lens of Cherokee mythology, and the other Giants: "And the giant, Tsul'kälû, breathing fire--" (p. 472)
Deity or spirit or man Notes Abenaki: Azeban: Trickster Peter willis Gluskab: Kind protector of humanity Malsumis: Cruel, evil god Pamola: Bird spirit; causes cold weather Tabaldak: The creator Blackfoot: Apistotookii: Creator [1] Napi: Trickster [1] Cahuilla: Tahquitz: Creator, death, or evil. Haida: Ta'xet: God of violent death [2] Tia ...
Before the dance begins, the male Cherokee performers, known as "boogers", discreetly leave the party, don booger masks, and return for the dance in the guise of evil spirits. They act in a stereotypically lewd manner by chasing the women around, grabbing them if possible, to satirize and ridicule what is seen as the non-Cherokee's predatory ...
Spearfinger, or U'tlun'ta ', is a monster and witch in Cherokee legend, said to live along the eastern side of Tennessee and western part of North Carolina. [1] U'tlun'ta is Cherokee for "the one with the pointed spear”. Her right forefinger resembles a spear or obsidian knife, which she uses to cut her victims.
The heyoka (heyókȟa, also spelled "haokah," "heyokha") is a type of sacred clown shaman in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America.