Native American Little People or Tree People
The everyday cultural world of the Indians includes spiritual beings. Even though the beings are different from people and animals, they are not considered "supernatural."
They are very much a part of the natural, or real, world and most people at some point in their lives, have an experience with spiritual beings. One group of spiritual beings still talked about by many indian tribes, are the Little People. They are invisible unless they want to be seen. When seen, they look very much like any other indian, except they are very small, and have long hair, sometimes to the ground.
The Little People live in various places, such as rock shelters, caves in the mountains, laurel thickets, etc. They like drumming and dancing, and they often help lost children. Not only physically lost, but sometimes saddened children and those who are going through the tough times of growing up.
They are also known to be quite mischievous at times. The Little People need to be dealt with carefully, and it is necessary to observe the traditional rules regarding them. They don’t like to be disturbed, and they may cause a person who continually bothers them to become 'puzzled' throughout life. Because of this, traditional Cherokees will not investigate or look when they believe they hear Little People. If one of the Little People is accidentally seen, or if he or she chooses to show himself, it is not to be discussed or told of for at least seven years. It is also a common practice to not speak about the Little People after night fall.
The Quapaw tribe we have done investigations for truely believe in the idea of the little people and Debbe has experienced dealings with the little people. Since that time Debbe has never questioned their existance.
