The Strange & Terrifying Creatures of Native American Folklore

0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Babbel Sponsor
2:10 - Wendigo
3:41 - Skinwalker
5:58 - Uktena
7:46 - Thunderbird
9:05 - Deer Woman
10:43 - Spearfinger
13:56 - Outro/Credits
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[arkinyte]

You only scratched the surface, there are thousands of mythical creatures from Native American folklore!! Thanks for the vid it’s now one of my favorites.

[lythnookwemin]

Just wanted to point out, underworld does not equal evil in the north eastern tribal legends. Mishipeshu, is a horned serpent, has ties to the underworld, yet is a guardian of the great lakes. I also love the similarities between the many horned serpents/ thunderbirds, and the Garuda/ Nagas. My people have always had a broader spectrum of morality, very few things are straight up evil. Now cannibalism and abuse are. But of course this is in comparison to a more good/evil culture I have observed in people around me, even partly raised in.

[DreamFearEternal]

Please do a video on Jamaican folklore. It is rich with monsters such as the Rolling Calf, Duppy and the White Witch of Rose Hall!

[jaxthewolf]

As someone with Cherokee blood, I was waiting patiently to see the Uktena be mentioned, you even featured the spearfinger. I am not disappointed

[benjaminjohnson]

Discussing Skinwalkers also strengthens their powers.. also why they aren’t spoken of.

[MaliaMydnight]

Me, an Algonquin: Well. You got it mostly right.

To be honest, while only scratching the surface of Native lore, I have to say this is absolutely the most respectful and well put video on our lore I've seen yet. Thank you. 👏🏼💜

[pyromaniac]

When discussing native american folklore you HAVE to discuss the many tales of the great Raven. Almost every tribe had their own tales of ravens or one specific Raven, many even as the creators of the universe. The Raven is a massive symbol for most native tribes, definitely worth a video if you havent already

[Raccon_Detective.]

Fun fact:Wendigos in Algonquin mythology don't have deer skulls.

The reason why they have deer skulls in pop culture because in 2011 a movie named "wendigo" featured a wendigo having a deer skull, that's where the skull came from.

But the algauqian people were angry about that.

[AnnaBridgland]

This was really interesting - the deer woman reminds me of the Baobhan sith from Scottish folklore, a vampiric fairy with deer hooves. The behaviour of hiding partially behind the tree, luring men away and pretending to be human only to later reveal her true nature is also an integral part of the huldra/skogsrå legend from Scandinavia - strange that the exact same thing is found in folklore from the other side of the world!

[johnoneil]

The deer woman was probably my favourite. She must pack a mean kick with those hooves.
When it comes to native American folklore one creature I like a lot is the waheela. It is pretty much a mix between a dire wolf and a bear.

[thedragonking]

You forgot to mention about the Underwater Panthers. They are similar to the Uktana and Thunderbirds, but they are the guardians of copper.

[rayparenteau]

The "See? I'm basically Spanish now." is why I love this channel. Anybody can make a dry video on mythology, but these videos have the personality where you want to listen, and even deep dive when it's over on your own. Keep em coming 🤙

[ceddyspaghetti]

Much respect to our Native American brothers and sisters from New Zealand 😎👍🇳🇿

[ChaosofMindZX]

I'm half Native American so I'm always happy to hear more about stuff retaining to them. Blackfoot tribe btw.

[travisnunya]

My mom's a full blooded Navajo and has some stories related to skinwalkers since she was adopted by a medicine woman / shaman after her alcoholic mother abandoned her at birth..I need to try and get her to share her experiences.. they don't like talking about skinwalkers much if at all...

[paigeharrison]

My cousins in Oklahoma were terrified of Deer Woman. They believed that if you said her name 3 times in a row you could summon her. So naturally anytime we were out at night I'd start repeating her name. I was such an awful kid.

[SkyluThandee]

Please do some on African, Native, Cherokee, Sioux, Caribbean etc, more I've rarely seen videos in depth on them .

[miss_xandra_mars]

*sees a video on Native American mythological figures* Oh I wonder if they'll mention the wendigo again. *wendigo is mentioned first and thus am reminded of the wendigo Dark World episode* I miss the Dark World series. But I am glad you explored more figures from these cultures. Aside from the wendigo, uktena and skin-walkers were always my personal favorites. So it's great to hear you talk about them. And even tho I've see the videos here on YouTube, I still listen to them on your podcast. I just love the way you narrate the stories

[oklaNana]

I'm Cherokee Indian and this is pretty accurate and well put together, ty :)

[PREPFORIT]

These are fascinating I had friends and babysitters growing up that were indigenous Canadians. Some stories were happy and positive some were terrifying.
and some turned out to be true...