Second-born of four sons to E-bangishimog (West Wind) by Wiininwaa. Earned the name Pukawiss meaning "the disowned" / "the unwanted" through his fascination with animal-observation rather than the canonical traditional-masculine pursuits of running, swimming, and hunting that his elder brother Maudjee-kawiss excelled in. Father E-bangishimog's favor turned to Maudjee-kawiss in consequence. Pukawiss took the rejection and turned it into vocation — learned values and relationships from animal-observation, recognized that taking the lives of these teacher-animals would be wrong, and began mimicking their movements through dance. His performances became so renowned that villages sought him out as a teacher; he became a nomadic instructor traveling village to village. With his brother Cheeby-aub-oozoo (Chibiabos) adding drums and flute, invented the Hoop Dance — using 1 to 30 hoops (typically 6-12) of 1 to 2.5 feet diameter to represent animals, symbols, and storytelling elements. The hoops became symbolic of the circle of life, the interconnectedness of all things, and cyclical responsibility. After a prank involving the theft of his brother Nanabozho's prize pigeons, Nanabozho razed the mountain under which Pukawiss was hiding disguised as a snake; Pukawiss survived and received the new role of taunting-those-who-are-too-proud. The Anishinaabe believe Pukawiss is still present today, manifesting as the wind that teases leaves and soil into a dance. The Hoop Dance itself continues on Pow Wow grounds and international stages — the living-cult-presence of Pukawiss.