Native American History Archive

Myths & Legends of the Algonquian Peoples

In addition to their common language, Algonquian-speaking tribes shared many commonalities in their religious beliefs, stories of creation, and culture. All Algonquian peoples of the Eastern Woodlands subscribed to cycles of legend and myth regarding tricksters and transformers: powerful beings […]

Wigwam

The wigwam was a dome-shaped shelter, with a roughly circular base, used by a wide range of Native American peoples as a semi-permanent shelter. There are a number of names by which the wigwam is known, corresponding to the specific […]