Nanabozho
Sign in to saveAlso known as Manabozho, Nanabozo, Nanabush, Wenabozho, Nanabozh, Nanabizho, Winabozho, Nenabojo
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).
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Nanabozho
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Ojibwe and other First Nations
- Mythical creature.Region
- Southern Canada, and midwestern / Northern Plains United States
- Mythical creature.AKA
- ᓇᓇᐳᔓ, Nanabush
- Mythical creature.caption
- Pictogram of Nanabozho on Mazinaw Rock, Bon Echo Provincial Park, Ontario
- Mythical creature.image
- Nanabozho pictograph, Mazinaw Rock.jpg
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- Nanabozho pictograph, Mazinaw Rock.jpg
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11 sectionsContents
- The Nanabozho spirit
- Shapeshifting
- Stories
- Fight with Paul Bunyan
- Similar characters in other Native cultures
- Nanabozho name variations
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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).
Nanabozho can take the shape of male or female animals or humans in storytelling. Most commonly it is an animal such as a rabbit, a raven or coyote which lives near the tribe and which is cunning enough to make capture difficult.