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u/Rogue_Ref_NZ · 5 pointsr/bigfoot

Yes!
Check out Cathy Strain's book.
Giants, Cannibals, & Monsters.

She is an anthropologist and works for the National Park Service, liaising with Native American tribes.

u/StevenM67 · 2 pointsr/bigfoot

Podcast sources#

  1. http://podbay.fm/show/257243172/e/1229569525?autostart=1 - direct link
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-bigfoot!/id257243172?mt=2

    Related#


  3. The Hoopa Project
  4. http://www.nabigfootsearch.com/
  5. David Paulides (02-19-13) Missing 411 & Bigfoot DNA
  6. Sasquatch genome project
    (a) The DNA Study In A Nutshell
    (b) Sasquatch Genome Project Press Conference - October 1, 2013
    (c) Coast to Coast AM - Dr Melba Ketchum - source
    (d) How the Bigfoot field has discouraged serious scientific inquiry
    (e) David Paulides talking about the reception of the paper (Coast to Coast, March 17, 2013)
    (f) Melba saying it was "angel" DNA
    (g) The Ketchum DNA Study - One Year Later - by Christopher Noël
  7. Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture written by Kathy Moskowitz Strain, one of the interviewers of the podcast.
    (a) Author info - "Kathy Moskowitz Strain received her B.A. in Anthropology (1990) and M.A. in Behavioral Science (emphasis Anthropology; 1994) from California State University, Bakersfield. She is currently the Forest Heritage Resource and Tribal Relations Programs Manager for the Stanislaus National Forest. Kathy has been a professional archaeologist/anthropologist for 20 years, and conducting research and fieldwork on 'Hairy Man' for nearly as long."
    (b) Where to buy: Amazon, Hancock House (publisher)
    (c) Endorsement by David Paulides:
    "[can you point us to a definitive source for the Native American myths you discussed earlier in the thread?]
    Yes; Giants, Cannibals and Monsters, by Kathy Strain.
    She is an archeologist for the Department of the Interior and a good friend.
    She spent years developing the book, its good!"

    About the people interviewed#


  8. Harvey Pratt
    (a) https://harveypratt.com/
    (b) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Pratt
  9. David Paulides
    (a) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paulides
    (b) https://twitter.com/canammissing
u/Ouachita_Sasquatch · 0 pointsr/bigfoot

Like what?

My statement was probably overly strong, but the point is that chimeric legendary creatures are fairly rare. There's obviously tons of supernatural powers in North American Native mythology - shapeshifting, spirits, etc. But most creatures or spirits are man-like or animal-like or abstract (the wind, the dawn, etc.) Sometimes giant or otherwise unnatural, but rarely chimeric like winged horses, lions with man heads, etc.

A great example is Lakota mythology. Everything is spirit or ethereal or is represented by a known animal - eagles, frogs, beavers, bison, etc. The only abnormal ones are usually human - having two faces, for instance.

This runs directly opposed to a lot of Eurasian Mythologies that are full of fantastical creatures like the Manticore, the Chimera, Dragons, Qilin, Phoenix, Simurgh, etc. etc.

It would be very, very odd that 90%+ of the spirits, gods, etc. of native american tribes are represented by known animals except for ones that strongly represent Sasquatches.

The only other example I can think of off the top of my head are 'horned serpents' - snakes that have horns growing out of their head. And most of those, iirc, are tribes that were closer in proximity to Mesoamerican tribes which did have a lot of fictional creatures in their pantheon.

Lastly, I'm not an expert in Native American folklore and there are a lot of various tribes on the continent. Could definitely be some legends I'm not aware of. But I have heard the same argument before by people more knowledgeable than me, especially about tribes that traditionally inhabited places that are now strongly associated with 'bigfoot'.

Kathy Strain, an anthropologist, has a great book about the wealth of Native American legends that strongly tie into the Bigfoot legend.