Jenu Explained

In Miꞌkmaq folklore, a Jenu is a wild and cannibalistic hairy giant.

Jenua are comparable to the Wendigo of Anishinaabe and Cree mythology (and, to a lesser extent, Sasquatch).

References

• Book: Whitehead, Ruth Holmes. Stories From The Six Worlds: Micmac Legends. Nimbus Publishing. Halifax, N.S.. 1988. 978-0-921054-14-6.