tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641594120121818884.post6369757550613409951..comments2024-01-28T16:22:56.756-08:00Comments on CFZ-CANADA: Exploring the Wendigo as a CryptidUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641594120121818884.post-65706880140121683152011-09-20T19:05:04.259-07:002011-09-20T19:05:04.259-07:00"fir" should be "fur"."fir" should be "fur".Shamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425340105986634717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641594120121818884.post-44532540472154705392011-09-10T20:43:07.909-07:002011-09-10T20:43:07.909-07:00There is a spectrum of Native beliefs about Wendig...There is a spectrum of Native beliefs about Wendigoes, quite outside of recognising the Psychosis. Some Natives do indeed look upon it as the local version of the Bigfoot, even as Bigfoot creatures are generally represented in folklore by the category of "Cannibal Giants" See especially my Reposted CFZ blog article:<br /><br />http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2011/08/cfz-repostdissection-of-and-discussion.html<br /><br />Which reprints my CFZ Blog posting of February 11, 2011.<br />This is <em>specifically</em> taking the Cryptozoologiocal point of view and comparing the type to other similar categories (referred to in the heading, using Coleman's name for the cayegory but taking an overall survey of all the lesser categories covered by the term)<br /><br />This is incidentally one Cryptid where we have a specific set of physical remains suggested as a type specimen to represent the category.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com