The Girl Chenoo
A beautiful Mi'kmaq woman was lost in the frozen north and suffered terrible hunger. To survive, she ate human flesh and was transformed into a Chenoo — a cannibalistic ice monster with a heart of ice and an insatiable hunger for human beings. Her family searched for her but when they found her, she had become a monstrous giant with claws and fangs, her heart visible through her translucent chest. The family's oldest grandmother did not abandon her. She sang the old healing songs and performed the sacred ceremonies to warm her granddaughter's frozen heart. Through love and prayer, the grandmot