Classic Canadian Sasquatch Stories - Episode 2: The Canadian Rockies

For as long as human beings have braved the mountain passes and rugged trails of the Canadian Rockies, stories have been told of a huge, elusive, man-like creature that haunts the slopes. Though scarcer and more obscure than its famous West Coast counterpart, this mysterious alpine monster has nonetheless found its way into foundational ethnological treatises on Canada’s First Nations, and into seminal works on the Sasquatch phenomenon. In this piece, we will delve into classic legends of and encounters with the wildman of the Canadian Rockies. Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:02:00 - Kootenai Legends 0:05:17 - Sasquatch Sightings in Canada’s Southern Rockies 0:09:09 - Stoney Legends 0:12:17 - Sasquatch Sightings in Banff National Park 0:14:34 - The Kootenay Plains Sightings 0:19:34 - The Kananaskis Sighting 0:20:42 - Motorist Sighting Near Abraham Lake 0:22:12 - Shuswap Legends 0:25:49 - David Thompson’s Mystery Tra