Ajajémasói

The Ajajémasói are a group of people said to inhabit the mountainous forests of southwestern Siqála. Reported sightings, and camping sites found in the area have been accepted by certain archeologists and historians alike as possible evidence of an, until now, unidentified tribal people group living in the area. However, other scientists in the field believe these to be proof for the divergence of already recorded tribal peoples living in the vicinity.

Possibility of the existence of the Ajajémasói was first brought into the public eye in 1958, after a group of 15 men that had gone camping in the mountains disappeared between the 3rd and 24th of July, before eleven of them were found dead nearly 3.5 km away from their estimated original camping site. The number of similar instances continue into the present day, having reached their peak between 1961 and 1977.

The continuous disappearances and massacre, toppled with the reported sightings and alleged archeological evidence of what could be an unidentified tribal group, have led to many news articles theorizing about the Ajajémasói’s existence and true nature. A handful of survivors to some of these massacres have reentered the public eye on repeated occasions with new allegations, and sometimes partnered with book editorials and journalist companies.

Name origin
The name Ajajémasói ("snow demons") comes from the Aswáqsta words, ajajé (meaning "demon" or "evil entity"), and asói (meaning "snow" or "white"). The name was first used in 1959, by the first survivor of a massacre that took place on March 14th. The survivor, Alsáqta Jalakójokaihjól, who was being interviewed on live television on April 2nd, described how a group of "snow demons" was responsible for the tragedy, before he had to be removed from set due to altercations. Despite the credibility of Jalakójokaihjól's story being brought into question, the name he used to describe the infamous tribal group continued to be used into the present day.