Cannibalizing the Wiindigo: The Wiindigog in Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree Boreal Landscapes and Its Re-presentations in Popular Culture
This paper will discuss the Wiindigo, a cannibalistic character among some Indigenous peoples of North America. Illustrated through the Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree, two Algonquin-speaking Indigenous groups, the Wiindigo serves as a personification of fear and hunger, and alludes to the cultural herita...
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ftunivtorunojs:oai:apcz.umk.pl:article/42318 2023-05-15T13:28:37+02:00 Cannibalizing the Wiindigo: The Wiindigog in Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree Boreal Landscapes and Its Re-presentations in Popular Culture Agnieszka Pawłowska-Mainville 2022-12-01 application/pdf https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/42318 eng eng Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/42318/34670 https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/42318 Prawa autorskie (c) 2022 Agnieszka Pawłowska-Mainville https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 CC-BY-ND Literatura Ludowa. Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture; Vol. 66 No. 3 (2022): Scary Reality: Fear in Narrative Cultures; 51-69 Literatura Ludowa. Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture; Tom 66 Nr 3 (2022): Scary Reality: Fear in Narrative Cultures; 51-69 2544-2872 0024-4708 Wiindigo customary governance food systems Canada Anishinaabe Oji-Cree info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftunivtorunojs 2023-02-07T00:10:00Z This paper will discuss the Wiindigo, a cannibalistic character among some Indigenous peoples of North America. Illustrated through the Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree, two Algonquin-speaking Indigenous groups, the Wiindigo serves as a personification of fear and hunger, and alludes to the cultural heritage elements of the boreal forest food system as well as the differing legal systems in Canada. In examining the Wiindigo from the Indigenous cultural and historical perspectives related to the author by several knowledge-holders, as well as from EuroCanadian popular culture representations, the paper illustrates the importance of the Wiindigo to Anishinaabe and Oji-Cree world views, customary governance, and contemporary lived experience. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* Akademicka Platforma Czasopism (APCZ) Canada |
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This paper will discuss the Wiindigo, a cannibalistic character among some Indigenous peoples of North America. Illustrated through the Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree, two Algonquin-speaking Indigenous groups, the Wiindigo serves as a personification of fear and hunger, and alludes to the cultural heritage elements of the boreal forest food system as well as the differing legal systems in Canada. In examining the Wiindigo from the Indigenous cultural and historical perspectives related to the author by several knowledge-holders, as well as from EuroCanadian popular culture representations, the paper illustrates the importance of the Wiindigo to Anishinaabe and Oji-Cree world views, customary governance, and contemporary lived experience. |
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Cannibalizing the Wiindigo: The Wiindigog in Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree Boreal Landscapes and Its Re-presentations in Popular Culture |
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Cannibalizing the Wiindigo: The Wiindigog in Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree Boreal Landscapes and Its Re-presentations in Popular Culture |
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Cannibalizing the Wiindigo: The Wiindigog in Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree Boreal Landscapes and Its Re-presentations in Popular Culture |
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Cannibalizing the Wiindigo: The Wiindigog in Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree Boreal Landscapes and Its Re-presentations in Popular Culture |
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Cannibalizing the Wiindigo: The Wiindigog in Anishinaabeg and Oji-Cree Boreal Landscapes and Its Re-presentations in Popular Culture |
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cannibalizing the wiindigo: the wiindigog in anishinaabeg and oji-cree boreal landscapes and its re-presentations in popular culture |
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Literatura Ludowa. Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture; Vol. 66 No. 3 (2022): Scary Reality: Fear in Narrative Cultures; 51-69 Literatura Ludowa. Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture; Tom 66 Nr 3 (2022): Scary Reality: Fear in Narrative Cultures; 51-69 2544-2872 0024-4708 |
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