A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – <\/strong>Many frightening monsters haunt the woods of North America, but none is more terrible than the Windigo (also Wendigo (Witiko), the very incarnation of terror.<\/p>\n Found in the Native American folklore since Aboriginal times, the Windigo is a hideous, murderous, and cruel hermit with a malformed body that lives lurking in the forests and is often hungry for human flesh.<\/p>\n The Wendigo has the power to possess a human being, and so it can alter its victim to become a cannibal. One old belief is that those who commit sins such as selfishness, greed, or cannibalism are transformed into Wendigos as punishment.<\/p>\n This is a preview of our premium article available only to members of Ancient Pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n Become a\u00a0member<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to read more –\u00a0\u00a0Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n If you are\u00a0already a member<\/strong>\u00a0and have logged in to your account, you can\u00a0access the article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n See also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Legend Of Evil Spearfinger And The Cherokee Who Were Guided By Celestial Beings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Enigmatic \u201cInvisible\u201d Tribe: Their \u201cNon-Human\u201d Language And Sounds Disorient People In The Pacific Northwest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Wendigo](\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pr_wendigo.jpg\")
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