Native American Indian Legends A-B. Roanoke « Lendas e Contos. Google Google Tradutor. Algonquinos - Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre. Origem: Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre.
Mapa de distribuição geográfica das tribosalgonquinas. Abitibi-algonquinos no interior de sua residência típica. Canadá, 1906. Wendigo. The Wendigo (also known as windigo, weendigo, windago, waindigo, windiga, witiko, wihtikow, and numerous other variants including manaha)[1] is a demonic half-beast creature appearing in the legends of the Algonquian peoples along the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada.
The creature or spirit could either possess characteristics of a human or a monster that had physically transformed from a person. It is particularly associated with cannibalism. The Algonquian believed those who indulged in eating human flesh were at particular risk;[2] the legend appears to have reinforced the practice of cannibalism as a taboo. It is often described in Algonquian mythology as a balance of nature.