Trickster and Spirit Mounds... Missouri, USA

In Lakota (Sioux) tradition, Spirit Mound is also associated with the Can O’ti la. In the distant past, Iktomi (Trickster) persuaded the Raccoon people to try to change their nature. The Can O’ti la are descendants of two modified Raccoon children. As the Can O’ti la grew, they walked upright and used their paws like hands. They also became mischievous and played tricks on men. Men were led astray and sometimes died. Later in time at Spirit Mound, the Can O’ti la were transformed into spirit helpers of men. Spirit Mound is the origin point for the Wo’piye Can O’ti la, the Little Tree Dweller’s Medicine Bundle. This medicine bundle is still in use today by the Lakota of the Dakotas and Nebraska.



source: http://www.nps.gov/mnrr/historyculture/spiritmound.htm