The creature Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is featured in both American and Canadian folklore and has connections to Indigenous cultures.

The name Sasquatch is believed to come from the Salish word Sasq’ets, which means “wild man” or “hairy man”.

The term was coined by Canadian journalist J.W. Burns in the 1930s, who was an Indian agent assigned to the Chehalis Band.