Published on November 6, 2012 by Casey
Native American Little People of Myth and Legend
Native American Little People from Various Tribes
- Akeki (California tribes)
- Apci’lnis (Innu)
- Black Imps (Achumawi)
- Cannibal Dwarves (Arapaho)
- Halfway People (Mi’kmaq)
- Kiwolatomuhsis (Maliseet)
- Lampeqin (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy)
- Makiawisug (Mohegan)
- Memengwesi (Anishinabe)
- Mikumwess (Wabanaki)
- Mikumwesu (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy)
- Manogames (Wabanaki)
- Monkey People (Ahtna)
- Nagumwasuk (Passamaquoddy)
- Nibiinaabe (Ojibway)
- Nikommo (Wampanoag)
- Nimerigar (Shoshone)
- Paisa (Miami)
- Pukwudgie (New England Algonquian)
- Squannit (Wampanoag)
- Water Babies (Western tribes)
- Wematekan’is (Lenape)
- Wiklatmuj (Mi’kmaq)
Native American Little People Stories
“The Little People or Makiaweesug”, “Makiawisug, the Little People”:
Stories about a Mohegan woman who was rewarded for helping one of the Little People.
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Cherokee Indian stories about the Little People.
The Little Creatures of Caprice Ensnare the Sun:
A Fox Indian legend about little people who inadvertantly trap the sun.
The Wolf, the Fox, the Bobcat and the Cougar:
Legend about four animal spirits that helped the Shoshone-Bannocks defeat the warlike Little People.
The Master of Night:
Menominee legend about a mythical little person who brings sleep to humans.
Wematekan’is and the Hunter Che-py-yah-poo-thwah:
Lenape folktales about the Little People.
Nikommo and Hobbamock:
Nipmuc and Narragansett stories about benevolent and malicious little people.
Nihancan and the Dwarf’s Arrow:
Legend about the an Arapaho dwarf teaching the trickster Nihancan a lesson.
Legend of the Crazy Dog Society:
Blackfoot myth about magical Little People who teach powerful coyote medicine to a brave boy.
Recommended Books about Little People in Native American Mythology
The Deetkatoo:
Great collection of traditional tales about Native American little people from 14 different tribes.
Cherokee Little People: A Native American Tale:
Picture book based on traditional Cherokee Indian little-people legends.
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