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The Algonquin on the western shores of Lake Champlain told of seeing the windigo or "giant cannibalistic man" who, according to legend, roamed the countryside.— Signs of the Times
One modern-day Native American account of the windigo describes it as "a giant thing, swift" ¦ and covered with hair, and has eyes like two pools of blood.— Signs of the Times
As soon as he was detected the name of "windigo" was given him, and if he did not betake himself again to solitude he was shot or knocked on the head at the first convenient opportunity.— The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World
And if Michel ever wanted to escape the attic, it was to-night, when a windigo was abroad.— The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World
It was told that the windigo, who entered his house again in the night, must have made way with him Jacques Repentigny heard this with some amusement.— The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World
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