Jenu
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In Mi'kmaq folklore, a Jenu is a wild and cannibalistic hairy giant.
Jenua are comparable to the Wendigo of Anishinaabe and Cree mythology (and, to a lesser extent, Sasquatch).
References[]
- Whitehead, Ruth Holmes (1988). Stories From The Six Worlds: Micmac Legends. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-921054-14-6.
Categories:
- Mi'kmaq
- First Nations culture
- Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America
- Mythological anthropophages
- Native American giants
- North American mythology stubs