Agawa Rock, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario
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The Agawa Rock pictographs are located on a rock face extending into Lake Superior in Agawa Bay. Some paintings are at least 1500 years old, while others may only date back to the 1800s. "Agawa" means "sacred place" in the Ojibwe language. The Ojibwe believed that spirits concentrated in the rock outcroppings of the Lake Superior shore, which belonged to the mysterious domain of the powerful Ojibwe sea monster Mishipizheu (also known as the Great Horned Lynx). The first printed reference to the Agawa pictographs occurred in ethnographer Henry Schoolcraft's 1851 study "The American Indians. Their History, Condition and Prospects." The pictographs, recount the daring crossing of eastern Lake Superior by a fleet of war canoes, led by the warrior and medicine man Myeengun, with the blessing of Mishipizheu. Slide show by John Wanserski.Lake Superior Provincial Park http://www.lakesuperiorpark.ca... History http://www.tolatsga.org/ojib.h... Schoolcraft's personal memoirs: http://www.wisconsinhistory.or... of Lake Superior Timeline http://www.law.umkc.edu/facult... Wisconsin Space http://mywisconsinspace.com/
Canal: Travel & Events
Añadido: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Autor: jjwanser
Duración: 09:08
Puntuación: 5.00
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Etiquetas: Agawa Campground Creative Dewdney Juice Lake Mishipizheu Ojibwe Park Provincial Rock Selwyn Superior
Comentarios
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myoclann (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Chi-meeg-Wetch Niishiin Neech-kewehBig-Thank-You It is Good My FriendHard to beleive my people made these and so long ago...The sphere (circles)represent the "Star People" and how they travelled- they who came to teach us about medacines, planting, germination of seeds, body purifications, dreaming, being peaceful ppl,ectthey tried to warn us about the "cross" but were to busy being peaceful that we let our guard down.The carved pathes were made by then not us.Belive it or not?!
granskare (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
well done! we drove around the lake, east to west staying in Wawa but we overlooked this park.very nice video!
ub2bn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
weather permitting, i'll be up there next weekend. last weekend i took the agawa canyon scenic train ride. highly recommended... goin' again in the fall. _/\_ (namaste)
drail80s (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for posting/neat place and wonderful scenery and history.Maybe someday we can visit here but in the meantime this will have to do.Thanks
Dangerflamablesolid (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Im gonna go there again!!I loved Agawa Bay and the whole trip there!
UProckhoundgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i have very fond memoris of this place we often camp in agawa bay and some times we go to flame lake because we have a cabin there anyways i once got stung by a bee here and i didn't go on the rocks but in the following years i have and i have a picture of my mom and my aunt infron of the crevas with the bolder over head I love this place and once when we were here our tent got flattened by a windshere
ChrismusicRod (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This was awesome! Thanks for the memories. We have walked the path and it is embedded in my mind.
rocknyootoob (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
very intriqueing.
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