![]() ![]() This is more specific & different from the Memegwesi, which is often simply described as a short, hairy man. They were also known as protectors of copper mines & were prayed to almost as patron saints of lost children. If an adult sees one, they will often cower on the ground, screaming and crying hysterically before vanishing in the blink of an eye. However, it seems to have a soft spot for children and will often approach in the guise of a child any young person who seems upset, injured, scared or lonely and either protect them or keep them company until help arrives. According to Basil Johnson, a Memegwaans is a little person without definitive form which is terrified of adult humans. Ojibwe myths also bring up a creature known as the Memegwaans, or Memegwaanswag (Plural), which seems to be different from the more common Little People variation of Memegwesi.
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