Glooscap (variant forms and spellings Gluskabe, Glooskap, Gluskabi, Kluscap, Kloskomba, or Gluskab) is a legendary figure of the Wabanaki peoples, native peoples located in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Atlantic Canada. The stories were first recorded by Silas Tertius Rand and then by Charles Godfrey Leland in the 19th century. [1]

Gluskap is a culture hero of the Algonquian-speaking people of North America, usually known as the Wabanaki (pronounced wah-buh-NAH-kee). Tabaldak, the creator god, made Gluskap and his brother Malsum from the dust that had built up on his hands.

Gluskabi: Gluskabi is the benevolent culture hero of the Wabanaki tribes, who taught the people the arts of civilization and protected them from danger. Like other Wabanaki names, "Gluskabi" has many spelling variants (Glooscap, Koluskap, etc.)

Gluskap, also known as Glooskap, Gluskabe, Gluscabi, Koluscap, among other spellings, created the Indians and animals and taught them skills they need to learn to survive. The stories or legends have been passed down orally through uncountable generations, changed somewhat with each telling.

Glooscap is the benevolent culture hero of the Wabanaki tribes of northeast New England. His name is spelled so many different ways for two reasons: first, these tribes spoke slightly different languages, and second, the languages were traditionally unwritten, so English speakers just spelled the name however it sounded to them at the time.

Jan 25, 2016 · Among the Algonquian folktales and traditional stories, which belong to 35 different Native American tribes from Long Island to California, there is one myth about Glooskap (also known as Gluskap, Gluskabe), a trickster god, a mythic hero who – according to some myths - made the whole world from the body of his mother.

Gluskap, a culture hero of the Algonquian-speaking people of North America, created the world and has helped his people in many situations. According to Native American mythology, Gluskap was responsible for making all the good things in the universe—the air, the earth, the animals, and the people—from his mother's body.

Dec 15, 2019 · These narratives of exploits and wonders performed by Gluskap may strike some non-indigenous readers as “tall tales”—much like the early American “Paul Bunyan” tales. How best to understand these Gluskap stories? What is their purpose and function? Are they vehicles meant to convey moral and social truths?

Gluskap is powerful and wise -- but neither perfect nor the sole powerful force in Wabanaki belief. His friend Mikumwesu, a dwarf, also is quite powerful and helps Gluskap. The Culloo, depicted here, is a huge bird that lived atop Katahdin.

Glus-gahbé gave names to everything. He made men and gave them life, and made the winds to make the waters move. The Turtle was his uncle; the Mink, Uk-see-meezel, his adopted son; and Monin-kwessos, the Woodchuck, his grandmother. The Beaver built a great dam, and Glus-gahbé turned it away and killed the Beaver.