#119 The Wendigo

The wendigo  is a supernatural being belonging to the spiritual traditions of Algonquian-speaking First Nations in North America. Wendigos are described as powerful monsters that have a desire to kill and eat their victims. In most legends, humans transform into wendigos because of their greed or weakness. Wendigo legends are essentially cautionary tales about isolation and selfishness, and the importance of community.

But what happens when those fairytales cross the borders into real life?

 

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Sources:

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/windigo

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/

https://knowledgenuts.com/swift-runner-and-wendigo/

https://youtu.be/guiuXIMZ2vE

https://www.ourvoices.ca/index/ourvoices-story-action/id.0002

https://www.ourvoices.ca/filestore/pdf/0/0/0/2/0002.pdf

https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/#:~:text=The%20windigo%20originates%20from%20spiritual,Lawrence%20River

https://youtu.be/axRkTEy4sGo

https://dictionary.apa.org/windigo-psychosis