Wild Man legends

Ge-no'sqwa (Seneca Iroquois)

 * Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Seneca legend of the Ge-no'sqwa, or Stone Giants, tells of living beings that were personified implements of stone. These woodland giants were regarded as malevolent creatures and believed to be cannibals and man-eaters. They were described in tribal lore to have 'rock-hard' skin that they obtained by rolling in earth and sand regularly - hence the 'Stone Giant' moniker. (teamnesra.net)

Bukwas (Kwagluth)

 * Bukwas, or wild man of the woods, is a significant supernatural spirit being of the Kwaglulth Nation and casts a haunting figure in their great annual winter dance. (windspirit.com)

Yohemiti (Miwok)

 * The name Yosemite was derived from the Miwok Indian word "yohemiti" ("some among them are killers"), referring not to homicidal Amerinds but to a violent, aggressive variety of Bigfoot. (mythfolk@yahoogroups)