The Native Bigfoot

Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza Original music by Ryan Probert (@ProbeComposer) and featuring Naomi Sullivan on Saxophone I want to apologize for some of the mispronunciations in my video. Spreadsheet Link: Original 1929 Magazine Sasquatch Article (pg. 6): I do want to clarify that the beliefs held by the Yokuts that I present in this video are little simplified. After several conversations with the representative, they further explained to me that the Yokuts believe that the Hairy Man is a tribe of people, a tribe of spiritual people that can walk in both worlds: in the spirit and in flesh-and-blood. They are endowed with the abilities to transform, speak, and heal. The Yokuts explicitly do NOT believe them to be ape-like/Sasquatch-like creatures. The interpretation of the Hairy Man held by Bigfooters is simply incorrect and does not reflect the actual beliefs of the Yokuts. Chapters: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:08:49 Assembling a List 0:14:13 THE SPREADSHEET 0:16:47 My Findings 0:21:16 the Other 89% 0:22:11 Chimeras 0:24:48 Spirits 0:26:50 Giants 0:30:15 Dwarves 0:31:31 “Wild Indians“ 0:40:00 The Origins of Sasquatch 0:47:08 Basket Women 0:51:43 Summary of the 89% 0:55:21 The Hairy Man 1:03:05 Well, Actually... 1:12:59 Conclusion Correction: 0:48:17 take note of her skirt/dress Citations: Archer, J. (2000). Texas indian myths and legends. Republic of Texas Press. Bartram, W. (1806). Travels, and other writings. Library of America. Brode, N. (2020, May 11). Bigfoot is real (for 11% of U.S. adults). CivicScience. Burns, J.W. (1929). Introducing B.C.’s Hairy Giants. MacLean’s Magazine. Coleman, L. (2003). Bigfoot: The true story of apes in america. Paraview Pocket Books. Davenport, H. M. (2020, July). The changing face of folkloric transmission: Bigfoot and the American Pysche. Dorsey, G. A. (1905). Traditions of the Caddo. Carnegie Instit. Erdros, R., & Ortiz, A. (1984). American indian myths and legends: Selected and edited by. Pantheon Books, div of Random House. Feder, K. L. (2019). Archaeological oddities: A field guide to forty claims of Lost Civilizations, ancient visitors, and other strange sites in North America. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Green, J. (1968). On the Track of the Sasquatch, 2nd ed. Agassiz, British Columbia: Cheam Publishing. Gwynne, S. C. (2010). Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History. United Kingdom: Scribner. Hara, H. S. (1980). The hare Indians and their world. National Museums of Canada. James, G. W. (1909). Indian Basketry: And How to Make Indian and Other Baskets. United States: Malkan. Johnstone, E. B. (2008). Bigfoot and Other Stories. Tulare County Board of Education, Vasalia, California. Lachler, J. (2010). Dictionary of Alaskan Haida. Sealaska Heritage Institute. Lapseritis, J., Murphy, C. L., Trippett, L., & D’Angelo, J. (2011). The sasquatch people and their interdimensional connection. Comanche Spirit Pub. Latta, F. F. (1949). Handbook of Yokuts Indians. Bear State Books. Oildale, California. Loxton, D., & Prothero, D. R. (2015). Abominable science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids. Columbia University Press. McClure, N. (2018, October 19). Examining Native American basketry in the studio collections of three artists - points west online. Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Murphy, C. L., Green, J., & Steenburg, T. N. (2004). Meet the sasquatch. Hancock House. Shiel, L. A. (2013). Forbidden Bigfoot. Jacobsville Books. Strain, K. M. (2008). Giants, Cannibals & Monsters - Bigfoot in Native Culture. Hancock House Ltd. Strain, K. M. (2003). Mayak datat: An Archaeological Viewpoint of the Hairy man Pictographs. Bigfoot information project: Mayak datat - an archaeological viewpoint of the Hairy man pictographs. Strain, K. M. (2012). Mayak Datat: The Hairy man pictographs. Suttles, W. (1972). On the Cultural Track of the Sasquatch. Portland State University. Zitkala-Sa. (1985). Old indian legends. Univ. of Nebraska Pr. Zitkala-Sa. (2004). Iktomi and the ducks and other Sioux Stories. University of Nebraska Press. Special thanks to: Miles Greb Ryan Probert Ettore Mazza American Museum of Natural History And the kind people of the Tule River Tribe
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