Native Languages of the Americas: Gros Ventre Legends and
Traditional Stories This is our collection of links to
Atsina/Gros Ventre folktales and traditional stories that can be
read online. We have indexed our American Indian legends section
by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the
same legend are often told by American Indians from different
tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to
each other. In particular, though these legends come from the
Gros Ventre tribe, the traditional stories of related tribes
like the Arapaho and Cheyenne are very similar. Enjoy the
stories! If you would like to recommend a Gros Ventre legend for
this page or think one of the ones on here should be removed,
please contact us and let us know. Click on each character's
name for more detailed information about his or her role in Gros
Ventre mythology. Nihaat (also spelled Nihant, Nixant, and
Nihaat is the spider trickster of the Gros Ventre tribe. It is
pronounced nih-hawt or nih-hawt-ah.