Native American Heroes of Myth and Legend

Native American Heroes in Various Tribes

Abistanooj (Mi'kmaq)

Ayas/Ayashe (Cree/Anishinabe)

Big Eater (Mohegan)

Gitchi Odjig (Anishinabe)

Glooskap (Wabanaki)

Katoyis (Blackfoot)

Kinap (Mi'kmaq)

Kipitaakii (Blackfoot)

Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away (Crow)

Mahwaew (Menominee)

Maushop (Wampanoag)

Michabou (Algonquin)

Mikumwesu (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy)

Morning Star (Blackfoot)

Moskim (Lenape)

Nanabush (Anishinabe)

Naapi (Blackfoot)

Pogumk/Black-Cat (Passamaquoddy)

Pulowech (Mi'kmaq)

Splinter Foot (Arapaho)

Star Boy (Blackfoot)

Tshakapesh (Innu)

Veho (Cheyenne)

Native American Hero Stories

Koluskap: Stories from Wolastoqiyik

Kluskap Tales from the Malecite

Glooscap Hero Cycle

Gluscabi and the Wind Eagle:
Stories about the adventures of the great Wabanaki Indian hero Glooskap.

Pogumk and Pook-Jin-Skwess:
The Passamaquoddy Indian hero Pogumk defeats a witch who tried to maroon him on an island and take his place as chief.

The Adventures of the Great Hero Pulowech

Robbery And Murder Revenged:
The Mi'kmaq Indian hero Pulowech wins a water-fairy wife, then must avenge her tragic murder by evil sorcerers.

Recommended Books about Heroes in Native American Mythology

On the Trail of Elder Brother:
Traditional Glooscap hero legends told by a Mi'kmaq author and illustrator.

Gluskabe Stories:
Audio tape of legends about the Native American hero Gluskabe, told by an Abenaki storyteller.

Field Mouse Goes to War:
The story of the Hopi Indian hero Warrior Mouse, with wonderful illustrations by a Hopi artist.

Spirits, Heroes & Hunters from North American Indian Mythology:
Illustrated collection of Native American hero myths from many different tribes.

Heroes and Heroines: Tlingit-Haida Legend:
Collection of Northwest Coast hero myths.

Heroes and Heroines, Monsters and Magic:
Collection of Iroquois hero tales presented by a Native author.

Voices of Earth and Sky: The Vision Life of the Native Americans and Their Culture Heroes:
Book of Native American legends from several tribes about culture heroes, medicine men, and epic heroes on sacred quests.

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