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=== Ojibwe and Inuit culture === The [[Ojibwe]] believed that the least weasel could kill the dreaded [[wendigo]] by rushing up its [[anus]].<ref>Barnouw, Victor (1979). ''Wisconsin Chippewa Myths & Tales: And Their Relation to Chippewa Life'', p. 53, University of Wisconsin Press, {{ISBN|0-299-07314-9}}</ref> In [[Inuit mythology]], the least weasel is credited with both great wisdom and courage, and whenever a mythical [[Inuit]] hero wished to accomplish a valorous task, he would generally change himself into a least weasel.<ref>Dufresne, Frank (2005), ''Alaska's Animals and Fishes'', p. 109, Kessinger Publishing, {{ISBN|1-4179-8416-3}}</ref>
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