- The discovery of a footprint a third
of a metre in length has members of a Saskatchewan reserve looking for
signs of an elusive creature steeped in aboriginal legend (Bigfoot). Curiosity
seekers point out that the tracks coincide with the disappearance of a
dog and a bull on the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation in northern Saskatchewan.
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- The prints were spotted July 26 by Janet
Gamble, who was jogging near her home. "When I noticed the footprint,
I looked around to see it again and stepped all over another print,"
Gamble said. "Realizing what I'd seen, I just panicked."
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- Gamble and her husband Dennis followed
the tracks, which cut throught the bush along the side of the road. Her
husband and his brother videotaped the tracks after realizing how easily
they could be washed away. In an effort to determine the actual nature
of the footprints, the Gambles contacted the RCMP, the University of Saskatchewan
and reserve elders.
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- "The RCMP told us they couldn't
do too much else (unless) something serious happened like a mutilation."
said Dennis Gamble. "The anthropology department of the Unversity
didn't seem very interested," he added. Archie Baptiste of the Red
Pheasant reserve told them it was caused by mistysen. Baptiste said mistysen,
which translates to big man or big person are legendary creatures that
do not go near people and always hide.
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- Eugene Gardypie, a friend of the Gambles
who helped with the tracking, doesn't understand why the RCMP aren't involved.
"Early in the spring, a nearby farm had a bull go missing; it was
later found dead with several bites taken out of it," said Gardypie.
"Just this past week, another bull has gone missing and so has a Rottweiler
from another farm," he added.
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- Gardypie said there were several droppings
in the area that he said were not animal or human. "I don't know
what it is, but with a 14 inch by seven inch wide print and a stride of
six feet, it is odd," he said. "It is definitely strange."
Since word of the mysterious visitor leaked out, the Gamble property has
been overrun with curious people seeking a glimpse of the legendary Bigfoot.
Gamble said although he understand people's curiosity, the constant flow
of people is becoming obtrusive. "We haven't slept properly for a
week because of all the people tramping around," he said. "People
whould understand the prints are no longer there to be seen, they should
just stay home, "Gamble said.
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