A group of fairies called the nagumwasuck are well known to the Passamaquoddy indian tribe. These spirits though ugly, are very helpful and create good luck in all of the tribe's activities. They are rarely seen, since their ugly appearance makes them very self-conscious. So whenever there is a human about they quickly dodge out of sight.

In the deep subterranean caves of north america there live the ohdows, a race of small tribal people very much like indians. They have many magical powers which they use to keep certain gigantic earth spirits and demons from emerging and devastating the earth.

Amoung the Algonquin indians of Northeastern United States and Canada, there is the myth of the manitou. the manitou is a stoic race of faerie folk who live in tribes similar to the indians. They can be recognized by the small horns or antlers on their foreheads. Though neither particularly kind to the tribes in their areas, they were neither as malicious as some of the traditional faeries. They were often depicted as being tricksters. One manitou who's original name: Wee-sa-kee-jac, has been europeanized into Whisky-Jack, was said to have the head of the coyotee, and was especially known for his tricks. The manitou possesed strong magic, which the indians believed came from their music, produced through drumming.

This next faerie legend was submitted by Stephanie Kitti Walkup.

My people are called Tlingits [clink-its]. We're a Native Alaskan Indian nation. Our creature similar to a fairy is called a Kushtaka. They are mythical creatures that have the appearance of a land otter, but are usually around the size of a man. Like changelings, they are known for kidnapping human babies. Once they have a human baby for a long time that baby will become a kushtaka, too. Kushtakas are usually known to be malevolent, always at war with a village's shaman, but there are a few tales where they were actually beneficial to the Tlingits.

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