Windigo psychosis

Cree and Obigiwa belief

when people are possessed by windigo monster (windigo: jagged teeth, claws like hands, heart of ice, vomits ice, comes from ghost of someone who ate human flesh)

individual affected by windigo psychosis: depression, nausea, distaste for ordinary foods, semi-stupor, staring, could have obsessive thoughts about cannibalism or even would try to eat flesh, may be obsessed with bewitchment, suicide or murder;

cure: have person eat grease (boiled down fat from animal); happens more often to men> often associated with going on hunt and coming back empty handed (have failed to be provider for their family)