Where the chill came from
Subtitle: Cree Windigo tales and journeys
By: gathered and translated by Howard Norman.
Contributors: Norman, Howard A.
Publisher: North Point Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
Subjects: Windigo (Legendory character); Cree Indians -- Folklore
Description: Contains translations of 31 tales of confrontation with Windingos or spirit-beings of the Cree world. Tales were gathered during the author's travels through Cree Indian regions of Canada, west of Hudson's Bay. Also includes accounts of conversations with Cree elders about the 'natural history' of the Windigo, a discussion of its importance in Cree culture and a description of the manner in which Cree storytellers perform the tales.