What present-day region was the historic base of these Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people who believed in the small, winged sprite of Native American mythology?
Awes-kon-wa Awes-kon-wa is a Native American mythological figure of the Iroquois Mohawk people. It is described as a small, winged sprite.
Thunderbird and Whale "Thunderbird and Whale" is an indigenous myth belonging to the mythological traditions of a number of tribes from the Pacific Northwest.