Stick Indian, Big Foot, Sasquatch, Little People. “These beings are not to be confused with the panakłamaičłáma those who lead astray… little people who also live in the mountains.” Rigsby (1971). ɨst̓iyaháma patáwyanaykɨnx̣a táp̓ašpa ‘stick-Indians live in the mountains (among the pines)’. [NP /ˀct̓iyehé/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation