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That's the other difference with Windigo legends across North America. I'm Ojibway from northern Ontario and I grew up with my own variety of stories from my family about this creature. But I've heard of other variations from the prairies, from Hudson Bay, northern Quebec, the American midwest and around the Great Lakes region and all the stories are different and unique to their regions. Some similarities and common themes but all different. Then you mix in there the Hollywood marketing and imagery of deer skulls, loose flesh and all that scary stuff.
But I always enjoyed the core metaphoric message that this is a greedy, blood thirsty animal that was once a man and now wants to consume everything and everyone.
Over the past year I have been trying to expose myself to more Anishinaabeg stories and lessons, do you have a list or a resource of Ojibway legends I can read? Thanks!
This is one resource that shares a lot of the culture and traditions from my area. A lot of northern James Bay Cree stuff but mixed with Ojibway ... both cultural groups have a lot in common, especially in this part of the province. Similiar ... but not the same. It's like comparing the Scottish from the English, the Welsh and the Irish ... they're all connected and share similarities but they're all different.
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