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 folklore of the Abenaki tribe in north-eastern United States, there was a legendary creature called the Kee-wakw or Giwakwa, which was said to be a terrifying, cannibalistic being with both human and animal features that inhabited the forests and woodlands of present-day New England during ancient times.