Wendigo
Windigo · Wetiko
N/A — spiritual entity
1600First Report
75+Sightings
Variable — reportedly 15 ft or tallerEst. Size
disputedStatus
👁️ EntityEvidence Tier 1: Anecdotal
Evidence Level
Tier 1/5 — Anecdotal
Overview
A malevolent supernatural entity from Algonquian-speaking cultures. Associated with winter, starvation, and cannibalism. Described as an emaciated giant with a frozen heart, whose appetite can never be satiated.
Physical Characteristics
Height variable (grows taller with each victim consumed), skeletal frame, pallid decayed skin, hollow eye sockets, large clawed hands, perpetually bloodstained lips.
📍 Habitat & Region
Great Lakes, Ontario, Canada · CA, US
Northern boreal forest, isolated wilderness, winter landscapes
Notable Events
1879
Swift Runner executed in Alberta after claiming a Wendigo possessed him to eat his family
1907
Jack Fiddler, Oji-Cree shaman, tried for "killing" a Wendigo