IN THIS EPISODE: Did the Comanche Indians defeat a race of white, red-haired giants? (White Giants) *** The Illini people have had numerous encounters with a mysterious dragon-like creature that existed thousands of moons before the pale face came. (Piasa - The Native American Dragon) *** The Cherokee have an interesting tale of how disease and medicine came into existence \u2013 and the story also explains why Native Americans respect all life. (The Legend of the Little Deer) *** The Cherokee people talk of an ancient light-skinned people whose blue eyes were so sensitive to light that they lived in the dark, underground. (The Moon-Eyed People of the Cherokee) *** The Chumash Indians in California first spoke of the dark watchers in legends and their artists painted images of them on cave walls. Who or what were they? (The Dark Watchers) *** Native Americans in North America have a well known cryptid that is believed to live even today \u2013 it\u2019s cannibalistic, it can shapeshift, and it\u2019s called the Wendigo. (Wendigo \u2013 The Native American Cannibal) *** All cultures have tales of heroes defeating evil. The Algonquian tribe is no different \u2013 and their mythical hero defeated evil sorcerers and the sorcerers\u2019 demon followers. (Glooskap the Demon Slayer)
YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:15.467 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, \u201cA Cage For Augie Karo\u201d (October 24, 1974)
00:48:40.908 = Weird Darkness, \u201cWhite Giants\u201d
00:52:16.312 = Weird Darkness, \u201cPiasa \u2013 The Native American Dragon\u201d
00:57:14.661 = Mystery House, \u201cComplete With Quartet\u201d (September 16, 1945)
01:25:14.041 = Weird Darkness, \u201cLegend of the Little Deer\u201d
01:29:59.651 = Weird Darkness, \u201cThe Moon-Eyed People\u201d
01:35:18.770 = Theater Five, \u201cA House of Cards\u201d (August 04, 1964)
01:58:56.137 = Weird Darkness, \u201cThe Dark Watchers\u201d
02:03:24.412 = Weird Darkness, \u201cWendigo: The Native American Cannibal\u201d
02:06:54.281 = Weird Darkness, \u201cGlooskap: the Demon Slayer\u201d
02:11:12.893 = 2000 Plus, \u201cWhen Worlds Met\u201d (May 03, 1950)
02:42:03.174 = Weird Darkness, \u201cMore Native American Lore, Part 1\u201d
02:50:39.075 = The Unexpected, \u201cSolid Citizen\u201d (Air Date Unknown)
03:06:38.884 = Weird Darkness, \u201cMore Native American Lore, Part 2\u201d
03:23:11.784 = Dark Venture, \u201cTurnabout\u201d (May 20, 1946)
03:46:01.524 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cWhite Giants\u201d by Trycia at DiscloseTV: http://bit.ly/2moiQ8Q
\u201cPiasa - The Native American Dragon\u201d by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2kVwsbm
\u201cThe Legend of the Little Deer\u201d by Thalia Lightbringer: http://bit.ly/2m7kNGv
\u201cThe Moon-Eyed People of the Cherokee\u201d by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2VcDc5H
\u201cThe Dark Watchers\u201d by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2kokkPM
\u201cWendigo \u2013 The Native American Cannibal\u201d by A. Sutherland: http://bit.ly/2W293Bs
\u201cGlooskap the Demon Slayer\u201d by A. Sutherland: http://bit.ly/2kXJRzz
\u201cMore Native American Lore\u201d by Eric Redding: http://bit.ly/2m0thiO
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: June 26, 2024
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