Native American Myths & Legends

The Spider Tower

In Dead Man’s Canyon, a deep gorge lateral to the once populated valley of the Rio de Chelly, Arizona stands a stark spire of weathered sandstone, its top rising eight hundred...

The Spider Tower

In Dead Man’s Canyon, a deep gorge lateral to the once populated valley of the Rio de Chelly, Arizona stands a stark spire of weathered sandstone, its top rising eight hundred...

The Wolf Man

Blackfeet Legends - The Wolf Man.

The Wolf Man

Blackfeet Legends - The Wolf Man.

Thunderbird

The Thunderbird in Native American mythology is a powerful, massive bird spirit, often an eagle, that controls thunder, lightning, and storms, acting as a protector of humanity and a force of...

Thunderbird

The Thunderbird in Native American mythology is a powerful, massive bird spirit, often an eagle, that controls thunder, lightning, and storms, acting as a protector of humanity and a force of...

Teihiihan | Cannibal Dwarves

The Teihiihan (or Cannibal Dwarves) are fearsome, child-sized humanoids from the folklore of Great Plains tribes.

Teihiihan | Cannibal Dwarves

The Teihiihan (or Cannibal Dwarves) are fearsome, child-sized humanoids from the folklore of Great Plains tribes.

Trickster Spirits

Trickster spirits appear in the folklore of many cultures and typically exhibit qualities like cleverness, deceitfulness, and a disregard for conventional rules. 

Trickster Spirits

Trickster spirits appear in the folklore of many cultures and typically exhibit qualities like cleverness, deceitfulness, and a disregard for conventional rules. 

The Legend of Turtle Island

Turtle Island is the name for North America in many Indigenous creation stories, especially among the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe.

The Legend of Turtle Island

Turtle Island is the name for North America in many Indigenous creation stories, especially among the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe.