![]() They are curious pranksters who frequently cross and challenge boundaries, as well as ignore social harmony and order. As their name suggests however, tricksters are also associated with rule-breaking. ![]() Often considered cultural heroes, tricksters are credited with protecting (and in some cases, creating) human life. While Indigenous nations construct tricksters in their own ways, there are some cross-cultural similarities. Indigenous peoples call tricksters by their own names, such as Glooscap or Glooskap (Algonquian), Wisakedjak or Weesageechak (Cree) and Nanabush or Nanabozho (Anishinaabe). In Canada, the word has been popularized by anthropologists studying the role of these figures in Indigenous teachings and oral histories. ![]() Trickster is a word used to describe a type of supernatural figure that appears in the folklore of various cultures around the world. ![]()
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