The Bella Coola The Bella Coola (also known as the Nux-alk) were original residents of British Columbia, along the Bella Coola River. Their language is part of the wide-spread Salishan of the Northwest Coast. There are two names known for a bigfoot-like animal, Snanaik (a female cannibal) and bogs (bush man).
Bogs
(Source: Legends Beyond Psychology, by Henry James Franzoni III and Kyle Mizokami.)
[The bogs] somewhat resembles a man, its hands especially, and the region around the eyes being distinctly human. It walks on its hind legs, in a stooping posture, its long arms swinging below the knees; in height it is rather less than the average man. The entire body, except the face, is covered with long hair, the growth being most profuse on the chest which is large, corresponding to the great strength of the animal. The most peculiar feature of the animal is its penis, which is so long that it must be rolled up and carried in the arms when the creature is walking; it terrifies its enemies by striking tree trunks and breaking branches with its uncoiled organ. It is said that a woman was once drawing water at the edge of a stream when a bogs, concealed on the other shore, extended its penis under the water to the further bank and had intercourse with her. The contact rendered her powerless, as if turned to stone; she could neither flee nor remove the organ. Her companions tried unsuccessfully to cut the organ until one of them brought a salalberry leaf, whereupon the monster, dreading its razor-like edge, withdrew.
To read more about the different legends of Bigfoot from Native Americans, get this book: "Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture" by Kathy Moskowitz Strain.
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