The Haunted Owl

Amanda Rutland
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Supernatural Stories from Southeastern tribes. We share historic and modern accounts of supernatural activity with a tribal perspective.

Episodes

  1. Bigfoot & Tall man

    10/30/2020

    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.

    25 min

  2. 10/24/2020

    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

    25 min
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Supernatural Stories from Southeastern tribes. We share historic and modern accounts of supernatural activity with a tribal perspective.

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    Amanda Rutland
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