Crow mythology
Encyclopedia
Crow religion is the indigenous religion of the Crow tribe, Native American
s of the Great Plains
area of the United States
.
The medicine people of the tribe are known as Akbaalia ("healer").
The Mannegishi
, also called little people
, are bald humanoids with large bulkey, pretty eyes and tiny,tan bodies. They were trickster
s and may be similar to fairies
.
Baaxpee is a spiritual power that can cause a person to mature, as well as unusual events or circumstances that force maturation. Baaxpee comes upon every human
to make them into adults. After transformation, the changed are known as Xapaaliia.
Andiciopec is a warrior hero who is invincible to bullets.
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
s of the Great Plains
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
area of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The medicine people of the tribe are known as Akbaalia ("healer").
The Mannegishi
Mannegishi
The Mannegishi are a race of trickster people in Cree folklore, similar in nature to the Memegwesi of the Ojibwa. They are described as semi-humanoid, being sexdactylous humans with very thin and lanky arms and legs and big heads minus a nose...
, also called little people
Little people
Little people have been part of the folklore of many cultures in human history, including Ireland, Greece, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, Flores Island, Indonesia, and Native Americans.-Native American folklore:...
, are bald humanoids with large bulkey, pretty eyes and tiny,tan bodies. They were trickster
Trickster
In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this...
s and may be similar to fairies
Fairy
A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...
.
Baaxpee is a spiritual power that can cause a person to mature, as well as unusual events or circumstances that force maturation. Baaxpee comes upon every human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
to make them into adults. After transformation, the changed are known as Xapaaliia.
Andiciopec is a warrior hero who is invincible to bullets.