Wisakedjak
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Wisakedjak (Wìsakedjàk in Algonquin, ᐐᐦᓴᑫᒑᐦᒄ Wīhsakecāhkw (unpointed: ᐎᓴᑫᒐᒄ) in Cree and ᐐᐦᓴᑫᒑᐦᐠ Wiisagejaak (unpointed: ᐎᓴᑫᒐᐠ) in Oji-cree) is the Crane Manitou found in northern Algonquian mythology, similar to the trickster god Nanabozho in Ojibwa aadizookaanan (sacred stories) and Inktonme in Assiniboine myth. He is generally portrayed as being responsible for a great flood which destroys the world originally made by the Creator, as well as the one who creates the current world with magic, either on his own or with powers given to him by the Creator for that specific purpose. His name is subject to many variant spellings, including Weesack-kachack, Wisagatcak, Wis-kay-tchach, Wissaketchak, Woesack-ootchacht, and undoubtedly others; it is sometimes Anglicized as Whiskey Jack.
[edit] In Fiction
Wisakedjak is featured in the book American Gods by Neil Gaiman, where he is frequently referred to as "Whiskey Jack" as a corruption of the name.[1]
[edit] External Links
Pantheon.org entry
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