Paul Bunyan
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Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox, his pet a
Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor, Maine
The first Paul Bunyan statue (Bemidji, Minnesota)
Paul Bunyan as depicted by William B. Laughead
A still from the 1960 Mel-O-Toons cartoon Paul Bunyan. Typical among juvenile accounts, the cartoon features Paul Bunyan batting cannonballs in the American Revolutionary War, sinking pirate ships, and building the Big Rock Candy Mountain.
Nanabozho
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Nanabozho, also known as Nanabush, is a spirit in Anishinaabe aadizookaan, particularly among the Ojibwe of North America. Nanabozho figures prominently in their storytelling, including the story of t
Paul Bunyan
…collected in a single volume titled The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan. The figure of Bunyan was adapted by the Ojibwe people into folklore about Nanabozho, a culture hero of the Ojibwe and Anishinaabe. In the story, when Paul Bunyan came to log the forests of Northern Minnesota, Nanabozho fought him in…
Nanabozho pictograph, Mazinaw Rock