Native American Names for Sasquatch
U.S. Names
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| Tribe | Traditional Name | Translation | Location | Language |
| Miwok, Miwuk or Me-Wuk Native American | Loo poo oi’yes | Unknown | California Region: Northern California | Utian Language of Miwokan |
| Modoc Native Americans | Yahyahaas | Unknown | Plateau Region: Northeast California and central southern Oregon, now in Oregon and Oklahoma | Plateau Penutian Languages |
| Navajo Native American | Ye’iitsoh | Big God | Southwest Region: Northeast Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Columbia River area of California | Southern Athabascan Language of Na’Dene |
| Turtle Mt. Ojibway, or Plains Ojibwa Native Americans (or Saulteaux, Anishinaabe, Chippewa) | Rugaru | Unknown | Eastern Woodlands Region: Northern Plains, Turtle Mountains, North Dakota | Central Algonquian Language of Ojibwe or Anishinaabemowin or Ojibwemowin (Algic Language Family) |
| Okanogan Native American, Interior Salish people (See Canadian Names listing - Okanogan First Nations) | Sne nah | Owl Woman | Plateau Region: In the Okanagan Valley from the head of the Okanagan Lake, Canada, to the Columbia River in Washington State, U.S.A. | Interior Salishan Language of Okanagan |
| Mono Lake Paiute Native American (Northern Paiute or Numa) | Tse’nahaha | Giant | Great Basin Region: Eastern California, east of Yosemite Park in the Owens Valley | Uto-Aztecan Language of Mono |
| Owens Valley Paiute Native American (Northern Paiute or Numa) | Nu’numic | The Giant | Great Basin Region: Eastern California, in the Owens Valley | Uto-Aztecan Language |
| Plains Indians - General | Iktomi | The Trickster | ||
| Puyallup and Nisqually Native American Tribes | Steta’l Tsiatko | Spirit Spear Wild Indians | Northwest Coast Region: Western Washington State | Salishan Language of Puyallup Nisqually |
| Quinault Native American | Hecaitomixw Skukum Tsadjatko | Dangerous Being Devil of the Forest Giants | Northwest Coast Region: On the Pacific coast of Washington State, in northwestern Grays Harbor County at the mouth of the Quinault River | Salishan Language of Quinault |
| Sahaptin Native American and Salishan Native American people (The Salishan and Sahaptin were neighbouring tribes along the Columbia River in what is now Washington State) | Saskets | The Giant | Plateau Region: Along the Columbia River in Western Idaho, portions of Oregon and Washington State including the lower Snake River | Plateau Penitian Language of Sahaptin Salishan Language was spoken in the Pacific NW by First Nations and Native American peoples |
| Seminole Native American | Esti Capcaki | Tall Man | Southeast Region: Originally from Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, later Oklahoma, comprised of many Creek Nations | Two languages of Creek and Mikasuki |
| Shoshone Native American | Tso apittse | Cannibal Giant | Great Basin Region: Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana | Uto-Aztecan Language family |
| Skagit Valley Native American | Kala’litabiqw | Unknown | Northwest Coast Region: In Washington State, from the Skagit River and Mount Vernon north to Newhalem and lands on Baker River and the Sauk River | Salishan Language |
| Dakota Sioux Native American or Santee (Eastern Plains Indian) (See Canadian Names - Dakota Sioux First Nations or Santee) | Chiha tanka | Big Elder Brother | Plains Region: Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. Also Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada | Siouan Language |
| Lakota Sioux Native American (Western Plains Indian) (See Canadian Names - Lakota Sioux First Nations) | Chiye tanka | Big Elder Brother | Plains Region: (Teton) Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. Also Saskatchewan, Canada | Siouan Language of Lakota |
| Oglala Lakota Sioux Native American | The Big Man | Plains Region: South Dakota | Siouan Language of Oglala | |
| Spokane Native American | Sc’wen’ey’ti | Tall Burnt Hair | Plateau Region: Eastern Washington State | Interior Salishan Language |
| Taos Native American – Pueblo People Pueblo people include Taos, Hopi, Zuni and others (see Zuni reference below) | Toylona | Big Person | Southwestern Region: New Mexico and Arizona | Kiowa-Tanoan Language group, Tiwa language of Taos |
| Tlingit Native American | Hootsland Kushtakaa | Bear-man Land otter man, or people | Northwest Coast Region: Southeastern Alaska | Tlingit Language |
| Tlingit Chilkat Native American | Goo tee khl | Unknown | Northwest Coast Region: Alaska | Tlingit Language |
| Tshimshian Native American (See Canadian Names - Tshimshian First Nations) | Cannibal | Northwest Coast and Subarctic Regions: Annette Island in southeast Alaska. Also on the north coast of B.C. along the Skeena and Nass Rivers and many islands along the B.C. coast | Penutian Language of Coast Tsimshian | |
| Wenatchee Native American | Choanito | Night People | Plateau Region: Near the confluence of the Columbia and Wenatchee Rivers in eastern Washington State | Salishan Language |
| Yakama Nation Native American (formerly Yakima) | Seat ka Ste ye mah | Spirit hidden by woods | Plateau Region: On the Columbia River Plateau where the Yakima River merges with the Columbia River in eastern Washington State | Plateau Penutian Language of Sahaptin |
| Yakama Nation - Klickitat Native American Tribe | Qah lin me Qui yihahs | Unknown The Five Brothers | Plateau Region: On the Klickitat River, a tributary of the Columbia River, in south central Washington State | Plateau Penutian Language of Sahaptin |
| Yakama Nation - Klickitat or Puyallup Native American Tribe | Seatco | Stick Indian | Plateau Region: North of the Columbia River in present day Klickitat and Skamania Counties | Sahaptin Language |
| Shasta Native American (Yakama/Shasta ** see note below) | Tah tah kle’ ah | Owl Woman Monster | California Region: Northern California and Southern Oregon, originally in Shasta Valley area of Siskiyou County | Hokan Language Family of Shastan Languages |
** Yakama/Shasta - The original list names the Shasta NA as a Yakama tribe. I was not able to find any reference to this. I could only find them listed as two separate tribes. The Shasta or Chasta are a Northern California tribe and the Yakama NA are a Columbia River Plateau tribe in central Washington State and northern Oregon. The notation may also mean that the Yakama and Shasta use the same name for this creature. However neither group shares the same language.
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