Legendary Native American Figures: Veeho (Weeho, Wihio)
Name: Veeho Tribal affiliation:Cheyenne Alternate spellings: Weeho, Wihio, Vihio, Veho, Ve'ho'e, Vihuk Pronunciation: similar to veh-ho or wih-ho Also Known As: "White-Man," Old Man Spider Type:Culture hero,
Transformer, trickster Related figures in other tribes:Old Man (Blackfoot),
Nanabozho (Anishinabe),
Glooskap (Wabanaki),
Wisakecahk (Cree)
Veeho is the spider trickster of the Cheyenne tribe. Though he is associated with spiders and his name means "spider," Veeho has the
form of a man in every Cheyenne tale we know of. In some stories, Veeho plays the role of the clever and benevolent
trickster/transformer hero, but in most stories, he is merely a silly and foolish
character who behaves as inappropriately as possible by Cheyenne social standards. The literal meaning of Veeho's
Cheyenne name is "Spider." It is given as "White-Man" in some older translations, but this is a misleading
translation-- the Cheyennes named white people after Veeho, not vice versa!
American Indian Trickster Tales:
Compilation of more than a hundred Veeho and other trickster stories from many different tribes.
Use discretion sharing these with kids as some of the stories contain adult humor.
American Indian cultures
Veeho's Eyeballs 
Veeho The Eye Juggler: 
