Monsters of Native American Folklore

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Mythology Unleashed

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Published on October 15, 2025 9:00:32 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuboxe4BHKA

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Thunderbirds (1989)

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Storytelling is crucial in practically all Native American cultures, and a big component of those stories are the monsters and supernatural creatures that have thrilled and scared generations of people. From the mighty thunderbirds, to the mischievous pukwudgies, to the stone giant Hobbomock. This program will discuss a handful of the most famous and most terrifying monsters of Native American folklore!

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MUSIC:
"Deep Sleep Meditation Music" by Blueberry Meditation
"Chants" by Phil Thornton
"Skraeling" by L.G. DuBoise
"Wendigo" by L.G. DuBoise

CLIPS:
Stock footage of forest and Lake Okanagan

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Johan Egerkrans
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Chris Meeks
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Robert Powell
Timur Gabdrakhmanov
Maria Serova
Mothbot art
Felix Riano Rox
Dan Sanhueza
Sella Dorra
Stathis karabateas
Tai Bossigai
Teknicolor Tiger art
A Waith art
Gerald Gloade
Rituhell art
Daniel Eskridge
Joe Holdsworth
Markus Stadlober
Waking of Sky Tree art
Attila Nagy
Cory Trego Erdner
Muncy Walker
Berlins Art
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Lone Animator art

REFERENCES:
“The Legend of Hobbomock: The Sleeping Giant” by Jason J. Marchi
“Connecticut Cryptids: A Field Guide to the Weird & Wonderful Creatures of the Nutmeg State” by Patrick Scalisi
“The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway” by Basil Johnston, 2001
https://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cher/motc/motc050.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20070501074216/http://www.indianlegend.com/lakota/lakota_001.htm
https://www.native-languages.org/horned-serpent.htm
http://www.native-languages.org/thunderbird.htm
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/thunderbird-native-american/
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Thunderbird-in-Native-American-Culture
https://pnsn.org/outreach/native-american-stories/thunderbird-and-whale/thunderbird-and-whale-stories/the-thunder-bird-a-tillamook-legend
https://www.mpm.edu/content/wirp/ICW-140
   • Blessed by Thunderbirds  
   • Thunderbird Story: Pikangikum First Nation  
https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/thunderbird/
https://pnsn.org/outreach/native-american-stories/thunderbird-and-whale/thunderbird-and-whale-stories/tales-from-the-hoh-and-quileute
https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/en-us/collections/the-thunderbird-symbol
https://northernwilds.com/thunderbirds-powerful-spirits-sky/
https://ghostsandmonsters.com/baykoks-hunting-the-hunters/
https://librivox.org/the-song-of-hiawatha-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow/
https://navajotraditionalteachings.com/blogs/news/navajo-teachings-on-skinwalkers-demons-and-the-evil-one?_pos=1
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/navajo-skinwalkers/
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/from-skinwalkers-to-wendigos-4-native-american-myths-and-legends
https://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canada/legend-of-ogopogo/
https://www.tourismkelowna.com/plan/about-kelowna/history/ogopogo/
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200309-ogopogo-the-monster-lurking-in-okanagan-lake
https://www.ogopogoquest.com/
https://connecticuthistory.org/a-volcanic-giant-sleeps-in-hamden/#:~:text=Sleeping Giant received its name,the neglect of his people.
https://web.archive.org/web/20150511002609/http://www.sgpa.org/history/about.html
https://quchronicle.com/5406/uncategorized/the-history-behind-the-sleeping-giant/
https://www.damnedct.com/sleeping-giant-hamden/
http://www.native-languages.org/windigo.htm
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo
https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Wendigo
https://www.ourvoices.ca/index/ourvoices-story-action/id.0002
https://www.ourvoices.ca/filestore/pdf/0/0/0/2/0002.pdf
https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/aa.1971.73.1.02a00010
https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/cpp-2019-0014
https://mythologian.net/wendigo-mythical-creature-legend-origin/
https://www.native-languages.org/pukwudgie.htm

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