According to the folklore of the Abenaki tribe of the north-eastern United States, a Kee-wakw or Giwakwa was a giant, cannibalistic, half-animal half-human creature that inhabited the forests and woodlands of the area of present-day New England during ancient times.
In the mythology of the Abenaki people in north-eastern United States, there existed a legendary creature known as the Kee-wakw or Giwakwa, described as a monstrous, cannibalistic being with both animal and human characteristics that roamed the forests and woodlands of New England during ancient times.