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            Windigo: The Flesh-Eating Monster of Native American Legend
                
                    
                        
                            Season 1
                        
                    
                    
                        
                            Episode 11
                        
                    
                
            
            
            Explore the symbolic interpretations of the windigo with Dr. Zarka as she explains how this Native American legend can teach us about the spiritual beliefs and social values of the early indigenous peoples of North America.
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