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=== Beings of the Present Age === *Alom-bag-winno-sis or '''Alom-begwi-no-sis''' - a mischievous, dwarfish race of men upsets [[canoe]]s, that can increase or decrease body size at will; they also own a pot which can transform a few kernels of [[maize]] into a huge quantity; seeing one supposedly foretells a [[death]] by [[drowning]] *[[Ask-wee-da-eed]] - a fire-elemental, identified as a [[will o' the wisp]], that brings bad luck and death, also connected with [[comet]]s and [[meteor]]s *[[Atsolowas]] - a [[trickster]]. *Awa-hon-do z - [[insect]] spirits that bite humans *[[Awes-kon-wa]] - a small, flying sprite, associated with the [[Mohawk nation|Mohawk]] tribe *Batsolowanagwes - a benign trickster *[[Bedig-wajo]] (western Abenaki) or [[Ktaden]] (eastern Abenaki) - a [[culture hero]] *[[Chibaiskweda]] - [[marsh gas]], supposedly caused by the [[ghost]] of an improperly buried [[corpse]] *Do-gakw-ho-wad - small men who prop the jaws of animals open with sticks in order to avoid being eaten *Dzee-dzee-bon-da - a [[monster]], so ugly that even he is terrified of his own appearance *Ko-gok - another monster *Lo-lol - a frightening monster *M-ska-gwe-demoos - a [[swamp]]-dwelling woman, dressed in [[moss]] with moss for [[hair]]; she cries alone in the [[forest]] and is potentially dangerous *Maski-mon-gwe-zo-os - a [[toad]] creature, seduces men and children and kills them, appears either as a [[partridge]] or a woman dressed in moss, with a belt made of [[Eastern arborvitae|arborvitae]] [[Bark (botany)|bark]] *Meek-moos-ak - a pair of short [[twin]]s who seduce women, who are then cursed to never desire [[marriage]], kills [[hunter]]s during the [[winter]], possibly a personification of the [[Mi'kmaq people|Mi'kmaq]] tribe *N-dam-keno-wet - a half-fish, half-human creature with a small face and long hair, [[Sexual assault|molest]]s bathing women *P-skig-demo-os - a female creature, slays men and children *Pak-zin-skwa - an ugly, old woman *Pim-skwa-wagen-owad - small, aquatic, pinching creatures *[[Pukwudgie|Pok-wejee-men]] - small creatures, created from the [[Bark (botany)|bark]] of the [[ash tree]] *Tsa-tsamolee-as - the noisy, [[clown]]ish fool *Tsi-noo - a person whose [[heart]] is made of [[ice]] and has no [[soul]]; he eats the souls of others for sustenance and strength. See also the [[Chenoo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chenoo, the Ice Giant (Chenu, Jinu, Chinu) |url=http://www.native-languages.org/chenoo.htm |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=www.native-languages.org}}</ref> *Wana-games-ak - river-dwelling creatures with faces so narrow, they are essentially [[two-dimensional]], friendly creatures that warned the Abenaki of coming attacks
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