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, …

…to the Mi’kmaq and as GlusKabe among the Algonquin; his consistently altruistic character and humanlike appearance distinguish him from many other culture heroes. He carries out the …

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 …

Jul 10, 2015 · Even after the arrival of White Man, he is said to have inspired stories such as the legend of Paul Bunyan: one of America’s best known tall tales. His name was Gluskabe …

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, …

Immortalized through the cultural traditions of the Wabanaki—from the Mi’kmaq, Abenaki, and Passamaquoddy to the Maliseet and the Penobscot—Gluskabe appears as an integral …

Apr 14, 2017 · Gluskabe was a larger-than-life being, a culture hero who transformed the landscape in ways that made it more fit for human habitation. Raised as an orphan by his …

Glooskap: Glooskap is the benevolent culture hero of Passamaquoddy folklore, who taught the people the arts of civilization and protected them from danger. Like other Passamaquoddy …

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 …

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; …