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#119 The Wendigo
Episode 147

#119 The Wendigo

Strange & Unexplained

January 16, 202332m 7sExplicit

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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?   EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS:   https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com   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