Witches

Bigfoot & Tall man

This episode of the Haunted Owl discusses the two hairy human-esque creatures of the Muscogee and Seminoles and the differences in these beings.  Muscogee Words used in this episode. honkv (honk-uh): a boogie man or monster. ehosa (ee-hoe-sawh): name for 9 foot tall hairy man. este cvpcvke (is-tea juhp-ju-gee): tall man. a name for the hairy man said to be over 12 feet tall. Stories Provided by: Joyce Lovejoy and Stacy Miller Reference story from Oklahoma Seminoles: Medicines, Magic and Religion by James H. Howard in collaboration with Willie Lena.

Witches

This episode focuses on the southeastern Native American tribal witch, in the Muscogee language, we call Porrv (pronouced boh-thuh). Sometimes witches take the form of owls, known as stekene or tskili depending on the tribe. Other times witches take the form of dogs. A witch in Native American culture can be anyone, even your grandma!  Reference Sources: Solomon Hotema, witch killer, news article: https://thislandpress.com/2012/11/09/the-life-and-death-of-a-choctaw-witch-killer/ Solomon Hotema court case: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/186/413 Photo of Solomon Hotema: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc231786/m1/1/ Raven Mocker story from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45634/45634-h/45634-h.htm Oklahoma Seminoles: Medicines, Magic and Religion: https://www.amazon.com/Oklahoma-Seminoles-Medicines-Religion-Civilization/dp/0806118709