In 1878, a man named Kakisikutchin took his wife, six children, mother-in-law, and brother, out into the forest, to hunt food for the winter.

But only Kakisikutchin returned.  His family had all died he said, and now he was being tormented by the wendigo. 

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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