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196 - The Wendigo and Other American Indian Folklore Monsters

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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The Mutilated Evidene

Wendigo is a disputed psychiatric disorder, one not listed in the d s m five. The term wen go found its way into the western medical vocabulary during the early twentieth century. Based on these tales of cannibalism, swift runner was first formal execution in western canada. We'll lay out some wendigo stories that come straight from oral story telling traditions of the ojibway people and algonquin band of tribes. Then we'll end our story examples with the tale of a real life wendigo hunter.

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