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Dr. Jack Hunter | Greening The Paranormal, Animism, & Foreign Intelligence
Indigenous Perspectives and the Mississippi River Spirit Encounter
The Lenape and other Indigenous American tribes maintain traditions regarding the "recruitment" of humans by the earth and the personhood of trees. A historical account involving Chief Plenty Coup describes a war party encountering an invisible, "greasy-feathered" entity while crossing the Mississippi River. The story emphasizes the importance of leaving wild spirits undisturbed rather than attempting to capture or analyze them.