Tribel Bigfoot Names

Native American tribes have various names for Bigfoot, often based on their cultural beliefs and descriptions of the creature. Here’s a list of a few well-known names from different tribes:

Pacific Northwest:

• Sasq’ets (Sasquatch) – Sts’ailes (Stó:lō) First Nation

• Tsonoqua (Dzunukwa) – Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) Nation

• Stick Indians – Salish and other Coast tribes

• Sasquatch – Coast Salish (British Columbia)
• Ts’emekwes – Lummi
• Skookum – Chinook
• Stiyaha – Quinault (Washington)
• Seatco – Nisqually (Washington)
• K’walya – Hoopa (Northern California)

Southwest:

• Hairy Man – Various tribes, including the Apache
• Xexeu – Apache
• Atahsaisa – Zuni
• Tsè Nináhálééh – Navajo (meaning “The One Who Walks at Night”)
• Ye’iitsoh – Navajo

Plains:

• Mato Kakusha – Lakota (meaning “Ape-Like Bear”)
• Chiye-Tanka – Sioux (meaning “Big Elder Brother”)

Southeast:

• Lofa – Choctaw
• Tsul ‘Kalu – Cherokee

Central:

• Oh-Mah – Osage
• Wakíŋyaŋ – Pawnee
• Mìko – Cheyenne

Alaska/Canada:

• Nuk-luk – Dene

Other:

• Windigo/Wendigo – Algonquin (some link it to Bigfoot-like beings, though it’s often considered a different creature)