WENDIGO
Native American and Canadian Folklore
Cannibal – eats the flesh of humans
This is the name of a monster in the traditions of the Native American people off the United States. There are three different descriptions f the WENDIGO, which may also be known as the WIENDIGO or WINDIGO, according to beliefs as follows:
1. In the beliefs of the Algonquin people in the WENDIGO is a transformed lost hunter who, having been lost without food, preyed upon human flesh and metamorphosed into a cannibal Ogre.
2. This is the name of an amphibious monster with the body shape resembling that of an alligator but having tracks left by feet resembling those of a bear and / or cloven hooves. It was said to inhabit the Berens Lake in the region of Ontario, Canada, where it did considerable damage to the fishing nets of the community.
3. The WINDIGO is the name of an OGRE in the traditions of the Ojibwa people that has been used as a form of Nursery bogie to control their children’s behavior.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth