Cherokee Legend of The Little People
Cherokee tale of a race of little people who were said to inhabit the wilds of North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia called the Nunne’hi, meaning “people who live anywhere,” as well as the Yûñwï Tsunsdi’, or “Little People.” No higher than a man’s knee, and imbued with various powers such as the ability to vanish at will, teleport from place to place, and the ability to live forever.