Talk:Rougarou

message: "The Rugaru legend is also associated with the swamplands of the southeastern United States, especially in the vicinity of New Orleans."  According to what sources?  The Rugaru (and other spelling variants) legends seem to be associated with the Dakotas and other plains areas.  In south Louisiana, there are references to tales of the Loup Garou.  Simply because the source is from Louisiana doesn't grant legitimacy to a mispelling or mispronunciation.  A great aunt never accepted that cajun french for bird wasn't "zozo", and that small was petit, not "ti", depsite numerous written examples.  She spent her entire life in south Louisiana.            
The folk tales of the Acadians, Cajuns, and French Canadians all arose from similar if not the same origins.  The association of this legend with the Cajuns and the southeast is in error.-JoeArc 5/5/06
I believe the most authentic references to the Rugaroo are those found on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota.  The Chippewa and Cree have a strong ethnic connection to the French immigrants from Quebec, Canada... especially the Metis or Mixed Bloods.  I returned to the Reservation last summer (after an absense of nearly forty years) and I interviewed many of the remaining "old timers".  They insisted that the Rugaroo is a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Spirit and that its history and true image have been corrupted by the numerous generational stories told in French/Cree dialect.  They insisted that there is little or no connection between the Chippewa Band of Turtle Mountain Indians and the culture of New Orleans.  John S. Myerchin 2/12/07
::Sorry, I'm pretty sure you're wrong.  I've come across quite a few references tying the Roupgarou to the New Orleans area.  There is even a Mardi Gras Krewe that calls itself "The Den of the Roupgarou".  I saw it in an obituary for a man from New Orleans that was a member. Nortonew 01:39, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, you could try contacting Barry J. Ancelet, professor of French and folklore at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  He's apparently a bit of an expert on Rougarou lore in Louisiana. Nortonew 01:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
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message: While this article still could be refined, I suggest that eventually it be linked to a Loup garou article. At this time Loup garou redirects to Lycanthropy, but I think that it deserves its own article. -- Aaron charles</b> 20:20, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Loup garou

message: whats that? reads like a japanese katakana (ルー・ガルー) of french loup-garou. are you sure its not actually spelled loup-garou? Paris By Night 19:21, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunate, but true. The spelling and pronunciation have been altered from the original French language.Aaron charles 20:21, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: rougarou?

message: This is absurd for wiki to have this page.  Rougarou is a corruption of Loup Garou (pronounced "Loogaroo").  The corruption came about from people unable to distinguish an L from an R in Cajun speech.  Too keep this page intact would be to suggest that Loup Garou and Rougarou are two completely seperate creatures of folklore.
I have never nominated an article for deletion before and do not know how to go about it, so if anyone knows how to nominate an article for deletion, then please do so for this entry.BoyintheMachine (talk) 17:24, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Although the word rougarou is a corruption of loup-garou, the creature of the Louisiana swamplands is not identical to the French werewolf. The folklore has shifted, to include native American legends and other folklore. Just because the name is a corrupted version of another folkloric creature, this in no way means that the creatures are supposed to be identical. Words and names can get re-attributed.  124.169.22.189 (talk) 06:24, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I heard that they are the demonic spirits from the dead unbaptised children of the swamp—- is this true? 174.233.16.86 (talk) 04:54, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
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