Wendigocene: A Story of Hunger

• Main Author: Walker, Jonnelle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health 2023
• Subjects: wendigo; human; care; responsibility; infrastructure; kinship; Todd; anishina*
• Online Access: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/tijih/article/view/38558

My mother once told me that if you speak about Wendigos out loud, they will come. They are cannibals, flesh eaters, spirit eaters. Wendigos survive by consuming the life of others without reciprocity, care, consent, or regard in the name of personal gain or profit. Growing up, I was taught that the...