Source <<https://youtu.be/G6DwoUwDk4s|youtube video>> which has the following explanation in the comments:

> A Pukwudgie, also spelled Puk-Wudjie (another spelling, Puck-wudj-ininee, translated by Henry Schoolcraft as "little wild man of the woods that vanishes"),
> is a human-like creature of Wampanoag folklore, found in Delaware, Prince Edward Island, and parts of Indiana and Massachusetts,
> sometimes said to be two to three feet (0.61 to 0.91 m) tall.