Anishinaabe mythology

thumb|Dreamcatcher, Royal Ontario Museum thumb|An ornate, contemporary, nontraditional dreamcatcher

150px|right|thumb|The word manitō (in both Cree language|Cree and Ojibwe) written in [[Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and Cree syllabics]]

Nanabozho (in syllabics: , ), also known as Nanabush, is a spirit in Anishinaabe aadizookaan (traditional storytelling), particularly among the Ojibwe of North America. Nanabozho figures prominently in their storytelling, including the story of the world's creation. Nanabozho is the Ojibwe trickster figure and culture hero (these two archetypes are often combined into a single figure in First Nations mythologies, among others).

short-grown people in mythology and fiction

mythological serpent told of in Southeastern Native American comminities

indigenous folk monster

Wisakedjak (Wìsakedjàk in Algonquin, Wīsacaklesss(w) in Cree and Wiisagejaak in Oji-cree) is the Crane Manitou found in northern Algonquian and Dene storytelling, similar to the trickster Nanabozho in Ojibwa aadizookaanan (sacred stories), Inktonme in Assiniboine lore, and Coyote or Raven from many different tribes. His name is found in a number of different forms in the related languages and cultures he appears in, including Weesack-kachack, Wisagatcak, Wis-kay-tchach, Wissaketchak, Woesack-ootchacht, Vasaagihdzak, and Weesageechak.

thumb|upright=1.1|Hiawatha and Minnehaha, 1912 sculpture by [[Jacob Fjelde near Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota]]

mountain in Ontario, Canada