Wendigo

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Title

Wendigo

Subject

Cryptozoology

Description

The wendigo is a cryptid from Native American folklore reportedly found in the Northern United States and Canada. It is typically described as an tall, emaciated, human-like creature with gaunt, pale skin and is associated with winter famine and cannibalism. "The wendigo is a personification of the ice and hunger, cold and death, despondence and desperation that rime the winter wastelands of North America."

Creator

Victoria Ellis

Source

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wendigo-cryptid-ocker

Publisher

Atlas Obscura

Contributor

Kelsey Shannon

Format

JPEG

Cryptid Item Type Metadata

Activity

There are several versions of the wendigo legend. One of the most infamous wengido cases was that of a Cree man named Swift Runner who reportedly killed and cannibalized 9 members of his family in the winter of 1878. Other versions of the legend describe an icy creature that eats human flesh with "a face blackened by frostbite and missing lips and cheeks because it chewed them off in its hunger for human flesh."

Danger Level

5