Agawa Rock, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario
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Uploaded by jjwanser on Sep 8, 2007
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/
Ojibwe History
http://www.tolatsga.org/ojib.html
Henry Schoolcraft's personal memoirs:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=353
History of Lake Superior Timeline
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/superior/timeline.html
My Wisconsin Space
http://mywisconsinspace.com/
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@tribegoddess what does that mean? Do you mean go back to the land? If you were a young teen when Hgw. 17 opened, you are an elder. It would be nice, in a way, if life were so pure....
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i work there in the summer:)
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It is not a story or a legend. It is a snapshot of an important event started in 1757, which pulled our people out of the siege of Fort Detroit. I have dreamed of it often since I saw it as a young teen just after Highway 17 opened. The end of the journey will come when my people are ready to become as our ancestors. They are still too busy with money to really be Anishinabe. Fred Jack Manitoumahwhingon
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Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing... I was previously unaware of the pictographs.
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@icebear1946 Similar, but there is much more to the creature than just its physical traits... But excellent description.
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THANK YOU very much for creating this video. This site is ancient & sacred & we are planning a very involved excursion there. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with one of the Midewiwin & this trip & the meaning behind it have been on my mind for quite some time... This will help immensely in planning it.
Thank you again!!
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I visited there 7 years ago. Wonderful time, it was worth a few mosquito bites! Saw the planet Venus set on Lake Superior,(not far from where this was filmed), it was so bright, it cast a shadow; An awesome, beautiful sight, which is very rare to see, so ive been told.
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Oral traditions describe the water panther (Mishipishu) as having a sawblade back, red fur, and a "great spiked tail" which he used as a weapon.
That's a stegosaur.
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