Podcasts Culture InFocus Tricksters, shapeshifters, star people and other Indigenous legends

Tricksters, shapeshifters, star people and other Indigenous legends

Published: Oct. 30, 2019, 6 p.m.

It’s the time of year we all love a good scare and there is no shortage of legends in our communities that’ll do just that.

We’re talking about little people — tiny pranksters who’ve inspired stories for millennia across Turtle Island.

Sasquatch — the large hairy primitive-man-like forest and mountain dweller.

Qalupalik — sea witches who steal children who get too close to Arctic waters.

As well as the warning – never whistle or sing under the northern lights.