The wolverine is prevalent in stories and oral history from various Algonquian tribes and figures prominently in the mythology of the Innu people of eastern Quebec and Labrador.Swann, Brian, editor. (2005). Algonquian Spirit: Contemporary Translations of the Algonquian Literatures of North America. Bison Books. The wolverine is known as Kuekuatsheu, a conniving trickster who created the world. The story of the formation of the Innu world begins long ago when Kuekuatsheu built a big boat similar to Noah's Ark and put all the various animal species in it. There was a great deal of rain, and the land was flooded. Kuekuatsheu told a mink to dive into the water to retrieve some mud and rocks which he mixed together to create an island, which is the world that is presently inhabited along with all the animals. Many tales of Kuekuatsheu are often humorous and irreverent and include crude references to bodily functions.Millman, Lawrence. (1993). Wolverine Creates the World: Labrador Indian Tales. Capra Press. Some Northeastern tribes, such as the Miꞌkmaq and Passamaquoddy, refer to the wolverine as Lox, who usually appears in tales as a trickster and thief (although generally more dangerous than its Innu counterpart) and is often depicted as a companion to the wolf.Lynch, Patricia Ann and Jeremy Roberts. (2010). Native American Mythology A to Z. Chelsea House Publishers. Similarly, the Dené, a group of the Athabaskan-speaking natives of northwestern Canada, have many stories of the wolverine as a trickster and cultural transformer much like the coyote in the Navajo tradition or raven in Northwest Coast traditions.Moore, Patrick and Angela Wheelock. (1990). Wolverine Myths and Visions: Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta. University of Nebraska Press.
the wolverine is prevalent in stories and oral history from various algonquian tribes and figures prominently in the mythology of the innu people of eastern quebec and labradorswann brian editor (2005) algonquian spirit contemporary translations of the algonquian literatures of north america bison books the wolverine is known as kuekuatsheu a conniving trickster who created the world the story of the formation of the innu world begins long ago when kuekuatsheu built a big boat similar to noah's ark and put all the various animal species in it there was a great deal of rain and the land was flooded kuekuatsheu told a mink to dive into the water to retrieve some mud and rocks which he mixed together to create an island which is the world that is presently inhabited along with all the animals many tales of kuekuatsheu are often humorous and irreverent and include crude references to bodily functionsmillman lawrence (1993) wolverine creates the world labrador indian tales capra press some northeastern tribes such as the miꞌkmaq and passamaquoddy refer to the wolverine as lox who usually appears in tales as a trickster and thief (although generally more dangerous than its innu counterpart) and is often depicted as a companion to the wolflynch patricia ann and jeremy roberts (2010) native american mythology a to z chelsea house publishers similarly the dené a group of the athabaskan-speaking natives of northwestern canada have many stories of the wolverine as a trickster and cultural transformer much like the coyote in the navajo tradition or raven in northwest coast traditionsmoore patrick and angela wheelock (1990) wolverine myths and visions dene traditions from northern alberta university of nebraska press