Other Venerated Spirits
The Cherokee believed that every aspect and thing had a spirit presiding over it.
- Uktena: A horned serpent
- Tsul 'Kalu: Spirit of the Hunt, A slant eyed giant
- Oonawieh Unggi ("the oldest wind"): Spirit of the Wind
- Kana'ti ("The Lucky Hunter"): The Great Hunter
- Selu ("maize"): The Corn Woman
- Nûñnë'hï: The Spirit People
- Tlanuwa: a mythological giant raptor
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