Sunday, July 13, 2008

Book Review: Scweneyti and the Stick Indians of the Colvilles by Dr. Ed Fusch

This short manuscript, a scant 43 pages, is full of great information about the Scweneyti (pronounced Chan Yee Tee), a Native American name for the Forest Giants, translating to "tall, hairy, smells like burnt hair,"which describes many accounts of meetings between Native Americans in the American Northwest and their hairy cousins. It also describes other names for these hairy hominids, such as Skanicum and Choanito (skanicum translates to "Stick Indian" and Choanito translates to "Night People"). The most prevailing trait among all these tribes is that they all were of the belief that these are not large apes, but large hairy humans. I do recommend this manuscript if you can find it. I would give it about a 4 1/2 stars rating.

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