Southwest Creatures

North American mythology and folklore extend from Arctic shores to woodlands, plains, plateaus, and the Southeast. Oral histories, songs, ceremonial cycles, and landscape narratives carry memory across generations. Sources include ethnography, legal testimony, and archival recordings, with care for community language and permissions. Entries provide transliterations and notes on orthographies shaped by English, French, and Spanish records. Themes include teachings on reciprocity, relations with animals and places, and protocols for travel and exchange. Tiles let you browse by cultural area, habitat, or ritual setting, then open cards for sources and iconography.