Other Figures — Minor Figures

152 figures from The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Ajidaumo

first appears Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3

• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3 · recipient: Manabozho “In this he was aided by a squirrel, who had accompanied him unperceived until that moment.”

Akewazi

one of the oldest of the party · first appears Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 9

• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 9 · friends with Manabozho “Of these he cut off as many pieces, of equal length, as would serve to invite his friends to a feast.”

Ke-ske-mun-i-see

bird · first appears Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 6

• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 6 · benefactor: Manabozho “Come near me that I may put a medal round your neck as a reward for your information.”

Manabozho's guardian Spirit

guardian spirit · first appears Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 8

• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 8 · foster-child: Manabozho “Great chief, why are you sorrowful? Am not I your friend--your guardian Spirit?”
• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 8 · friends with Manabozho “Great chief, why are you sorrowful? Am not I your friend--your guardian Spirit?”

one of the young wolves (Manabozho legend)

young wolf · first appears Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5

• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5 · recipient: Manabozho “One of them obeyed, and, coming near to Manabozho, opened his mouth as if he was about to vomit.”

the badger (Manabozho legend)

badger · first appears Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7

• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7 · benefactor: Manabozho “The badger obeyed. They both went in, and the badger threw all the earth backward, so that it filled up the way behind.”
• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7 · enemies with Manabozho “He immediately put him to death, and threw out his carcass, saying, ‘I don't like you to be getting in my way so often.’”

the bear (Manabozho legend)

first appears Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3

• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3 · enemies with Manabozho “He took some fire, and when the bear had turned his back, touched his long hair. When the animal felt the flame, he jumped out, but the open air only made it burn the fiercer, and he was seen running off in a full blaze.”
• Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3 · courtship with the grandmother of Manabozho “a paramour in the shape of a bear entered the lodge”