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GIANTS, CANNIBALS & MONSTERS
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 13th, 2008
With the holidays coming, I thought it would be a good time to do a review of
a book you may want under your tree - “Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot
in Native Culture” by Kathy Moskowitz Strain. The book contains over 150
traditional bigfoot (or bigfoot-like) stories from 55 tribes throughout North
America – laying out a case that Native Americans had knowledge of this animal
prior to our arrival. As compelling as the stories are, you are simply drawn
in by the absolutely stunning way the book is laid out. Nearly every page of
the book contains beautiful historic photographs of native people doing
everyday activities, conducting ceremonies, dancing, or just posing for stunning
portraits. All of the 357 photographs, like the stories themselves, are from
the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s.
The stories are arranged by region, and all of North America (but not every
state) is represented. Unlike many books where only small pieces of the
legends are quoted, Kathy presents the stories in their entirety from the original
source with little comment (except to clarify a native word here and there).
Kathy mentions that she did this so the reader could make up their own mind
on the content of the story.
A common story from many tribes is about a bigfoot with a basket on its back
that steals kids to eat them (I’m glad no modern sighting report mentions
baskets). If bigfoot isn’t real, it would seem odd for so many tribes to
describe the same thing. Several of the stories talk about physical locations that
were created by or are the remains of bigfoot (such as Redding Rock and
Columbia rocks in California). Kathy recently spoke about this topic at the 2008
Annual Texas Bigfoot Conference in Jefferson, Texas and the Bigfoot Discovery
Day II in Felton, California.
Overall, Kathy’s book is a nice collection of traditional native stories
about bigfoot. You can find the book at _Hancock House_
(HANCOCK HOUSE PUBLISHERS - Giants, Cannibals & Monsters) or at _Amazon.com_
(Amazon.com: Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture: Kathy Moskowitz Strain: Books) .
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One Response to “Giants, Cannibals & Monsters for Christmas”
1. Chaz Kader responds: _December 14th, 2008 at 10:18 am_
(Cryptomundo Giants, Cannibals & Monsters for Christmas)
This is an overdue entry into the subject research. The oral tradition of
the First Nations reveals that North American apes were understood and
acknowledged as physical beings who were often seen prior to significant events
taking place.
Even today, as a Person of the Flint (Ganienkiehaka aka Mohawk), I have had
the opportunity to speak with our reservation elders on the subject and some
claim that the reason that Bigfoot is not seen with any regularity is that
they do not wish to be seen at this time. Whether that implies the
inter-dimensional nature of this animal, or just a learned avoidance behavior, it is
thought-provoking.
Several reliable witness encounters have been made in the past few years on
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, located on the 45th Parallel, with this animal.
Similar lines of belief exist within our culture on the subject of a large
snake which lives in the St. Lawrence River, which runs through our
international community. The oral tradition differentiates between the cautionary
grandmother tales and the actual sightings which have been retold for younger
generations.
A group of Native American / First Nation investigators within the spectrum
of cryptozoology / Fortean research would be a unique addition to the current
lineup of MonsterQuest and Destination Truth programming.
The issue of the fabled Tribal Police video in Washington which was
apparently destroyed as it clearly showed Bigfoot at a Tribal monitored area is
worthy of one episode. My brothers and sisters of the Blackfeet / Pikuni in
Montana also have their own stories to tell of recent Bigfoot sightings in their
area known as the Backbone of the World (Rocky Mountains), albeit with a
Biscardi appearance in follow-up at one point.
More research needs to be done, but this book will be going into my
collection.
The very naming of Ape Canyon, in reference to the miners incident involving
Fred Beck which took place in 1924 on Mount St. Helens, adds credibility to
the overlapping layers of pre-recorded history and historical record that we
are confronted with today. To dismiss such connections is without a doubt the
soft underbelly of skeptical inquiry that waters down the capacity of human
beings to remain open to the unknown, which perhaps may have kept our
ancestors alive at one point in time.
- Chaz Kader
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GIANTS, CANNIBALS & MONSTERS
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 13th, 2008
With the holidays coming, I thought it would be a good time to do a review of
a book you may want under your tree - “Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot
in Native Culture” by Kathy Moskowitz Strain. The book contains over 150
traditional bigfoot (or bigfoot-like) stories from 55 tribes throughout North
America – laying out a case that Native Americans had knowledge of this animal
prior to our arrival. As compelling as the stories are, you are simply drawn
in by the absolutely stunning way the book is laid out. Nearly every page of
the book contains beautiful historic photographs of native people doing
everyday activities, conducting ceremonies, dancing, or just posing for stunning
portraits. All of the 357 photographs, like the stories themselves, are from
the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s.
The stories are arranged by region, and all of North America (but not every
state) is represented. Unlike many books where only small pieces of the
legends are quoted, Kathy presents the stories in their entirety from the original
source with little comment (except to clarify a native word here and there).
Kathy mentions that she did this so the reader could make up their own mind
on the content of the story.
A common story from many tribes is about a bigfoot with a basket on its back
that steals kids to eat them (I’m glad no modern sighting report mentions
baskets). If bigfoot isn’t real, it would seem odd for so many tribes to
describe the same thing. Several of the stories talk about physical locations that
were created by or are the remains of bigfoot (such as Redding Rock and
Columbia rocks in California). Kathy recently spoke about this topic at the 2008
Annual Texas Bigfoot Conference in Jefferson, Texas and the Bigfoot Discovery
Day II in Felton, California.
Overall, Kathy’s book is a nice collection of traditional native stories
about bigfoot. You can find the book at _Hancock House_
(HANCOCK HOUSE PUBLISHERS - Giants, Cannibals & Monsters) or at _Amazon.com_
(Amazon.com: Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture: Kathy Moskowitz Strain: Books) .
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* _Bigfoot and Joshua: New Children’s Book (0)_
(http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-r...ot-and-joshua/)
* _Alleged Suits & Morris Missteps (7)_
(http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo...rris-missteps/)
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filed under _Artifacts_ (Cryptomundo Artifacts Category) ,
_Bigfoot_ (Cryptomundo Bigfoot Category) , _Bigfoot
Report_ (Cryptomundo Bigfoot Report Category) , _Books_
(Cryptomundo Books Category) , _Cryptozoologists_
(Cryptomundo Cryptozoologists Category) , _Evidence_
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One Response to “Giants, Cannibals & Monsters for Christmas”
1. Chaz Kader responds: _December 14th, 2008 at 10:18 am_
(Cryptomundo Giants, Cannibals & Monsters for Christmas)
This is an overdue entry into the subject research. The oral tradition of
the First Nations reveals that North American apes were understood and
acknowledged as physical beings who were often seen prior to significant events
taking place.
Even today, as a Person of the Flint (Ganienkiehaka aka Mohawk), I have had
the opportunity to speak with our reservation elders on the subject and some
claim that the reason that Bigfoot is not seen with any regularity is that
they do not wish to be seen at this time. Whether that implies the
inter-dimensional nature of this animal, or just a learned avoidance behavior, it is
thought-provoking.
Several reliable witness encounters have been made in the past few years on
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, located on the 45th Parallel, with this animal.
Similar lines of belief exist within our culture on the subject of a large
snake which lives in the St. Lawrence River, which runs through our
international community. The oral tradition differentiates between the cautionary
grandmother tales and the actual sightings which have been retold for younger
generations.
A group of Native American / First Nation investigators within the spectrum
of cryptozoology / Fortean research would be a unique addition to the current
lineup of MonsterQuest and Destination Truth programming.
The issue of the fabled Tribal Police video in Washington which was
apparently destroyed as it clearly showed Bigfoot at a Tribal monitored area is
worthy of one episode. My brothers and sisters of the Blackfeet / Pikuni in
Montana also have their own stories to tell of recent Bigfoot sightings in their
area known as the Backbone of the World (Rocky Mountains), albeit with a
Biscardi appearance in follow-up at one point.
More research needs to be done, but this book will be going into my
collection.
The very naming of Ape Canyon, in reference to the miners incident involving
Fred Beck which took place in 1924 on Mount St. Helens, adds credibility to
the overlapping layers of pre-recorded history and historical record that we
are confronted with today. To dismiss such connections is without a doubt the
soft underbelly of skeptical inquiry that waters down the capacity of human
beings to remain open to the unknown, which perhaps may have kept our
ancestors alive at one point in time.
- Chaz Kader
