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In Navajo culture, a skin-walker (Navajo: yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers. The yee naaldlooshii, translating to "by means of it, it goes on all fours," is one of several types of skin-walkers within Navajo beliefs.
Legendary creatures of Native American mythology; ... Native American demons (2 C, 16 P) G. Native American giants (13 P) I.
Wechuge. Wendigo. Categories: Native American religion. North American demons. South American demons. Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America. Indigenous South American legendary creatures.
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.
Coyote canoeing, in a traditional story. Coyote is a mythological character common to many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of North America, based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic, although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur, pointed ears, yellow ...
They are similar to the 'Watsa of the Tsimshian people, Nat'ina of the Dena'ina Native Alaskans of South Central Alaska, and the Urayuli of the Yup'ik in Western Alaska. [citation needed] Physically, Kóoshdaa káa are shape-shifters capable of assuming human form, the form of an otter and potentially other forms. In some accounts, a Kóoshdaa ...
Legendary creature. Sub grouping. Algonquian. Region. Canada United States. Wendigo (/ ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ /) is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore. The concept of the wendigo has been widely used in literature and other works of art, such as social commentary and horror fiction.
Supernatural animals, often hybrids, sometimes part human, whose existence has not or cannot be proved and that are described in folklore, but also in historical accounts written before history became a science. For fictional creatures of the United States created with sardonic intent, see Category:Fearsome critters.