In Mount Shasta, the Menehune are responsible for the mysterious lights around the mountain in the evening and early morning. The three groups that survived the prehistoric flood were the Menehune, the Mu, and the Wa. The Menehune destroyed the other two groups or made them flee. The Wintu Native American tribe that lives around Mt. Shasta believed that there was an invisible race of people living on the mountain. These may be the displaced Menehune.
According to the local Wintu, their laughter can be heard up to a mile away. The Menehune of Mount Shasta does not have agriculture but lives off the land and stores food for winter in the lava tubes. People who are unkind to the Menehune are punished, while those who show kindness are rewarded. Those Menehune who are disobedient to others are sometimes turned to stone.
Further Reading
The Menehune, a website
Author: mountshastamyths
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