Algonquin legends about the beginning of the world. Algon and the Sky-Girl: Algonquin legend of a man who married a star. Algonquin Flood Myth: Algonquin Indian legend about the flooding of the earth. Legends and Folklore of the Northern Lights: Aurora Borealis stories from the Algonquin, Makah, and Tlingit tribes. The Spirit Bride: Algonquin Indian legend of a man's visit to the …

Water Panther (Native names include Mishibizhiw, Nampeshiu, and other variants): A powerful mythological creature of Algonquian Indian stories, something like a cross between a cougar and a dragon. It is a dangerous monster who lives in deep …

And down in the riverbeds of these yet rural wilds lived a race of water spirits known in Algonquian mythology as Memegwesi (pronounced “may-may-gway-see”). These elusive humanoid creatures were elfish, small and hairy, with voices said to …

Algonquian mythology; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Algonquian mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. Abenaki mythology‎ (1 C, 7 P) Algonquian legendary creatures‎ (4 C, 2 P) Anishinaabe mythology‎ (1 C, 21 ...

Feb 01, 2016 · Legends of the Algonquian peoples are truly fascinating, and they often serve as reminders of how to proceed in our lives. Credit: Adobe Stock - Nig3la. We have previously learned that Gluskap was considered the protector of humankind among the Algonquin people. Gluskap had to defeat evil sorcerers and was a mythic hero who taught the Indians everything they …

Algonquin Creation Myth An Algonquin Legend. The Great Earth Mother had two sons, Glooskap and Malsum. Glooskap was good, wise, and creative; Malsum was evil, selfish, and destructive. When their mother died, Glooskap went to work creating plants, animals, and humans from her body. Malsum, in contrast, made poisonous plants and snakes.

Jan 16, 2017 · The Algonquin were one of the most populous indigenous groups in the United States and occupied areas of New England. They reached across the Great Lakes area and into Canada. This meant they lived and died in the widest expanse of unbroken forest in the United States: The Great North Woods.

In Algonquian mythology, the Thunderbird controls the upper world while the underworld is controlled by the underwater panther or Great Horned Serpent, from which the Thunderbird protects humans by throwing lighting at it. According to their legends, the Thunderbirds were ancestors of the human race and helped to create the universe.

The Midewiwin (also spelled Midewin and Medewiwin) is the Grand Medicine Society of the indigenous groups of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America. Its practitioners are called Midew and the practices of Midewiwin referred to as the Mide.The Midewiwin society is a secretive animistic religion, requiring an initiation, and then progressing …