Thanks for the reply, David! Looks like we're on the same page as this one. :D I am aware that some Native American peoples had 'fairy' traditions, but know very little about them. Did/do the Lakota Sioux have such beliefs? If so, could you by any chance share the Lakota term for such a being?
Dottie.
I really do enjoy all your great smileys!!!
I also believe that their are all sorts of spiirits and forces out there that we can't see or understand, whether they are fairies, angels, or whatever else.
My mother, who was 1/2 Lakota called them wanagi witk'te (magical ghosts). :)Thank you so much, David! I just learned something today. :D I know very little about Native American myth and folklore, but am very curious about that subject. One of my favorite stories anywhere is the beautiful Lakota Sioux legend of White Buffalo Woman.
Kerry, do you know if there are any fairy traditions/beliefs among the Aboriginal peoples of your country? In light of your own perceptions and experiences, it sounds like there very well might be, considering how closely the Aboriginal peoples historically lived in communion with nature.
Thanks for the votes and replies, everyone!
I went Googling for "Findhorn fairies" to tell you about them, and came across this:
7th Annual Fairy & Human Relations Congress
June 22nd - 24th, 2007
Skalitude Retreat Center ~ Twisp ~ Methow Valley ~ North Cascades ~ WA
http://www.fairycongress.com/index.htm
This is not that far from me. How odd. And Dorothy MacLean, one of the founders of Findhorn, will be speaking.