As a child I grew up hearing stories of "stick Indians", tall, skinny, hairy, and stinky monsters that live in the swamps and forests. I have always assumed stick Indians were baby/teen ste'ye'mah, or bigfoot as they are better known.

The legends of my people say that if you whistle in the dark, they will come running. I have always used a high pitched shrill whoop that one uses to get another persons attention to call Ki'ho'sa and his group in to me. It lets them know that...