Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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With the focus of Wendigo study narrowing on sensational real-life cases of Wendigo executions and suspected Wendigo possession, older native legends which once seared the image of that boreal demon into cultural consciousness have largely fallen into obscurity. In this piece, we will resurrect some of these old Wendigo legends from Canada’s boreal forest.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:01:47 - The Weasel and the Wendigo
0:04:52 - The Winter Demon
0:06:24 - The Wendigo Father and Son
0:13:22 - The Rock Cree Conception of the Wihtikow
0:15:52 - Mistapew the Giant
0:17:46 - The Witikow Woman
You can find the ad-free version of this video here:
youtube.com/watch?v=jnbofBtK5lM
With the focus of Wendigo study narrowing on sensational real-life cases of Wendigo executions and suspected Wendigo possession, older native legends which once seared the image of that boreal demon into cultural consciousness have largely fallen into obscurity. In this piece, we will resurrect some of these old Wendigo legends from Canada’s boreal forest.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:01:47 - The Weasel and the Wendigo
0:04:52 - The Winter Demon
0:06:24 - The Wendigo Father and Son
0:13:22 - The Rock Cree Conception of the Wihtikow
0:15:52 - Mistapew the Giant
0:17:46 - The Witikow Woman
![Kushtaka: Monster of the Pacific Northwest [NEW 2025 Folklore Documentary]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uc6prRBCpS4/mqdefault.jpg "Kushtaka: Monster of the Pacific Northwest [NEW 2025 Folklore Documentary]
In this video, we explore one of the oldest and most iconic folktales of the Pacific Northwest: the legend of the Kushtaka, or Land Otter Man.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:02:03 - Kaka’s Misadventure
0:07:09 - The Kushtaka Sister
0:10:45 - The Land Otter Son
0:15:27 - The Kushtakas’ Captive
0:18:29 - Tahltan Tales
0:21:15 - The Land Otter Woman
0:24:06 - The Man Who Didn’t Belief in Kushtaka
0:25:50 - The Young Otter Spirit
0:27:51 - Tanana and Koyukon Beliefs
0:29:31 - Gwich’in Beliefs
0:31:04 - Blackfoot Conception of the Otter")
