Indian languages
American Indian culture facts
Indian heritage
Native American Legends: Man With No Head
Name: Man With No Head
Tribal affiliation: Hidatsa
Alternate spellings: Man-With-No-Head
Type: Monster
Related figures in other tribes: Doubleface (Sioux)
Headless-Man (Wichita),
Red Woman (Crow)
In Hidatsa folklore, Man-With-No-Head was a headless monster with a gaping mouth in its shoulder.
Man-With-No-Head Stories
Lodge-Boy and Spring-Boy:
Hidatsa myth in which Headless Man murders a pregnant woman.
Recommended Books of Related Native American Legends
Our organization earns a commission from any book bought through these links
Indian Legends from the Northern Rockies:
Anthology of folklore from the Mandan, Hidatsa, and other Northern Plains tribes.
Sponsored Links
Additional Resources
Hidatsa monsters
Hidatsa Indians
Hidatsa information for kids
Indian reservations in North Dakota
The Great Plains
Sioux language family
Back to figures of myths and legends
Back to the Indian story directory
Back to American Indian names
American Indian books
Indian herbs and uses
Glooscap
Coeur Dalene
Native American design
Would you like to help support our organization's work with endangered American Indian languages?
Native Languages of the Americas website © 1998-2020 
Contacts and FAQ page