# Ten Native American Legendary Creatures You Need to Know — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [November 3, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ten-native-american-legendary-creatures-you-need-to-know-whe-article-discussion/16248 "2023-11-03T10:06:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ten-native-american-legendary-creatures-you-need-to-know-whe-article-discussion/16248/1 "2023-11-03T10:06:33Z")

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Native American lore features many legendary creatures and supernatural entities that were understood as beneficial to humanity but just as many that posed serious threats to be avoided. These beings, although frightening, often served an important cultural function in warning the people away from danger or encouraging their appreciation of the power of the Spirit World.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2320/ten-native-american-legendary-creatures-you-need-t/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2320/ten-native-american-legendary-creatures-you-need-t/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ten-native-american-legendary-creatures-you-need-to-know-whe-article-discussion/16248/2 "2026-07-30T17:46:58Z")

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