Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video is a compilation of most of my work on ‘little people’ legends endemic to Canada, from the elves, dwarves, fairies, and goblins of Canadian settler folklore, through Native pygmy traditions from across the country, to dwarf stories from the northern territories and the Arctic Circle.

0:00:00 – Introduction

ELVES, DWARVES, FAIRIES, AND GOBLINS IN CANADIAN SETTLER FOLKLORE
0:01:25 – The Huldufolk of Manitoba
0:28:04 – Interview with Kathleen Arnason
0:36:33 - Dwarves of the Madawaska Highlands
0:43:05 – The Lutins of Quebec
0:48:07 – The Fairies of Newfoundland

FIRST NATIONS ELF AND DWARF LEGENDS
1:11:56 - Fairies of Prince Edward Island
1:22:10 – Mikamwes of Mi’kmaq Tradition
1:28:43 – Memegwesewak of Anishinaabe Legend
1:31:51 – Native Dwarf Stories from Manitoba
1:39:47 – Native Dwarf Stories from Saskatchewan
1:47:38 – Legendary Elves of the Rocky Mountains
1:52:24 – Dwarf Legends of the Interior Salish
1:57:06 – Dwarf Stories from Carrier Country
1:59:46 – Little People in Koyukon Tradition
2:01:17 – Fairies of Vancouver Island
2:06:08 - Little People of the High Arctic
2:19:13 - Native Cryptid Encounters: Northern Dwarves
2:23:11 - Elves from the North Pole: More than a Fairytale?

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