Canadian folklore

Bigfoot (), also commonly referred to as Sasquatch (, ; , ), is a large, hairy, mythical creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot is featured in both American and Canadian folklore, and since the mid-20th century has become a cultural icon, permeating popular culture and becoming the subject of its own distinct subculture.

Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)

British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

Canadian retail business group, former fur trading business

hybrid between polar bear and grizzly bear

North American folklore character

The Ogopogo is a lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada in Canadian folklore. Some scholars have charted the entity's development from First Nations folklore and widespread water monster folklore motifs. The Ogopogo now plays a role in the commercial symbolism and media representation of the region.

Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 (1775–1868)

river in Canada

foot of a rabbit used as good luck charm

Cadborosaurus, nicknamed Caddy by journalist Archie Wills, is a sea serpent in the folklore of regions of the Pacific Coast of North America. Its name is derived from Cadboro Bay in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, and the Greek root word "saurus" meaning lizard or reptile.

story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual

thumb|upright=0.7|Madog. Book illustration by A.S. Boyd, 1909.

Canadian strength athlete (1863-1912)

French-Canadian independent fur traders

In Canadian folklore, the Manipogo is a lake monster said to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1960, the name echoing British Columbia's Ogopogo. It is the namesake of the Manipogo Provincial Park.

Métis leader (1837-1906)

thumb|Shooting the Rapids, 1879 by Frances Anne Hopkins (1838–1919) Voyageurs (; ) were 18th- and 19th-century French and later French Canadians and others who transported furs by canoe at the peak of the North American fur trade. The emblematic meaning of the term applies to places (New France, including the and the ) and times where that transportation was over long distances, giving rise to folklore and music that celebrated voyageurs' strength and endurance. They traversed and explored many regions in what is now Canada and the United States.

national personification of Canada

waterfall on the Kaministiquia river near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Canadian fugitive and murderer

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thumb|La Chasse-galerie by Henri Julien, 1906, [[Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec]]

Canadian pirate

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woman from New France who murdered her second husband (1733-1763) and well-known figure in Québécois folklore

In Canadian folklore, Memphré is a lake monster said to live in Lake Memphremagog, a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada.

fiction genre set primarily in Northern Canada and Alaska

lake in Saskatchewan, Canada