Tsiatko: The Stick Indians

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives Elite the guys start the show off talking about how Kyle has totally ruined the clarity of his family swimming pool as well as some other things. Then, they get into the news. First up, Kyle brings up some possible encounters with the Jersey Devil . Then, Cam brings up a recent sighting of something truly terrifying in the woods near this person’s home.

After the break Cam brings up the legend of the Tsiatko or the the Stick Indians. In the traditions of many Salish and other Northwest Indian tribes, Stick Indians are malevolent and extremely dangerous forest spirits. Details about Stick Indians vary from tribe to tribe (they are described as large, hairy bigfoot-like creatures by the Salish, and as forest dwarves by the Cayuse and Yakama.) In some traditions Stick Indians have powers to paralyze, hypnotize, or cause insanity in hapless humans, while in others, they merely lead people astray by making eerie sounds of whistling or laughter in the woods at night. In some stories Stick Indians may eat people who fall prey to them, kidnap children, or molest women. They also take aggressive revenge against people who injure or disrespect them, no matter how unintentionally.

All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives Elite!

Show Notes:

• The Jersey Devil: Is It Real? https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2019/08/jersey-devil-is-it-real.html
• What Is In My Woods? https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2019/08/what-is-in-my-woods.html

Music:

All music for Expanded Perspectives Elite is provided by The Black Angels http://theblackangels.com and Pretty Lights.

Songs Used:

• Young Men Dead
• Reel 11 Break 2
• My Other Love
• Something’s Wrong