8: Windigo (Wendigo) - Part 2 of 3

It's week 2, and we're diving right back into the windigo. We'll be looking a little closer at how the indigenous communities interacted with settlers about windigo belief, both positively and negatively. We'll crack open some very old legal cases of windigos, spiritual belief and practice colliding with the beginnings of First Nation and American law. And finally, there's a list of theories to discuss.

The reference list is at the end of this description, though it's much shorter this time. A special thanks to Professor Brady DeSanti (University of Nebraska at Omaha).



IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE/DISCUSSION

Manitou (a belief amongst Algonquian-speaking peoples, referring to the spiritual power inherent in the world)

Atchen (werewolf)

Loup Garou (werewolf)

Algonquian (a collection of North American tribes that speak the Algonquian language)

Wapoos (‘hare’)

Mitcim (‘meat’)

Manitôhkân (wooden effigies)

Pâhkak (a Cree ceremony, meant to honor the spirits of those who died of starvation)

Pahayo (‘peasant’)

Kakisikutchun (‘the swift runner’)

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