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Wendigo - North American
Also known as Wiendigo and Windigo.
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North American (culture)
Aquatic (attribute)
Sorcery and Medicinal (attribute)
Deadly (behaviour)
A creature of North America that has a different appearance depending on the tribe. The Ojibwa believe that it is an Ogre and the Canadians believe that it is a crocodile with hoofed feet or the feet of a bear. The most popular notion of the Wendigo is the spirit of a lost hunter from the myths of the Aconquin Indians.
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