WINDIGO PLAGUE - Fort Saskatchewan Volume I

A TALE OF HORROR ON THE PRAIRIES! In the Spring of 1879, a Cree Trapper, formerly employed by the Northwest Mounted Police from Fort Saskatchewan, was alleged to have murdered all eight members of his family and dined on their flesh. The trapper's Cree name was Ka ki si Kutchin. English translation: Swift Runner. After his arrest, Swift Runner denies the charges, saying his family starved to death, and tells them he had eaten their flesh only after they had perished. While in custody, Swift...