Bigfoot Legends Through Native Eyes: Expeditions Await

In a recent video from the YouTube channel Haunting Ruins, the age-old question of the existence of Bigfoot is explored through the lens of Native American legend and archaeological evidence. The video, titled "Native American & Bigfoot (Documentary)," delves into the idea that the answer to the modern riddle of Bigfoot may lie with America's first inhabitants. The video features archaeologist and anthropologist Kathy Moskowitz Strain, who manages archaeological and tribal artifacts within California. Strain has renderings of actual Native American pictographs that may contain a bombshell - one of the earliest records of Bigfoot. The pictographs, known as the "hairy man," were cataloged on the Thule River Indian reservation near an ancient village in California and predates the arrival of European settlers by at least 500 years. The video also highlights the idea that the hairy man pictographs may not be mythical, but rather a representation of a creature that the Native Americans actually saw. The images are life-sized and incredibly detailed, ranging from four feet to over eight feet tall. Strain points out that the pictographs often show known animals next to the hairy man, suggesting that the Native Americans were incorporating what they saw into their traditional stories and artwork. The video also touches on the idea that Bigfoot may be a guardian of the Earth, according to the beliefs of many Native American tribes. The creature is often described as a peaceful being, as long as it is left alone. However, some tribes also tell of a more threatening side to the Beast, with stories of Bigfoot being able to kill if provoked. Esteban Sarmiento, a primatologist with over 30 years of experience studying primates in the wild, is open to the possibility that there may be some truth to the legends. He suggests that the reported elusive nature of the Beast is not unlike primates known today, with many primates having the ability to hide and only coming out when they feel it is safe. The video also features personal experiences from Native American tribes members, such as Arvada Fisher, a member of the northern Sierra miwip tribe near Sonora California, who describes a terrifying encounter with a Bigfoot-like creature while camping with her husband in Northern California. As a curator of this video, I found it to be a fascinating exploration of the idea of Bigfoot's existence through the lens of Native American legend and archaeological evidence. It's a reminder that there is still so much to learn about the world around us and that sometimes, the answers to our questions may lie in the past. I encourage all of our readers to watch the video and to keep an open mind about the existence of Bigfoot.