Each day, I am looking at landmarks and natural formations and their history with the Indigenous Peoples.
Today, I am looking at Manitoulin Island, the largest lake island in the world.
The Indigenous Peoples have occupied the island for upwards of 12,000 years. At the end of the Ice Age. There is no mention of those prior years in our history. I don't think any archeology has ever been done here, unless it was done very carefully and on a miniscule scale as to not disturb the sacred land. I truly believe we would find some amazing historical sites if more research is put into this. There are amazing and unexplainable historical locations all over the world, I believe there would be MANY in Canada as well.
Our history has NO information about indigenous cultures here prior to the Ice Age, unless I'm having trouble finding it...in the articles I've cited, they only talk about the history of this land in regards to the 1600's and not earlier than that. Yet they claim to know in was inhabited 12,000 years ago. I cannot find any info regarding prior to the Ice Age.
The Ojibwe called the island Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ), meaning "cave of the spirit". This name comes from a story that there is an underwater cave on the island where a powerful spirit is said to live.
The Odawa call the island Mnidoo Mnis, meaning "island of the Great Spirit".
It was said that Manitoulin Island was the home of Gitchi Manitou, the Great Spirit. Among the Ojibwe and Odawa, manitous are forces in the spirit world. Gitchi Manitou was the greatest of the spirits, and lived separate from the rest on the island.
Oral histories of the Indigenous Peoples who occupied the island stated that the Creator picked the most beautiful places in the world when creating the island.
The Cup and Saucer Trail on the island has been a significant place for thousands of years for the Indigenous Peoples. The Ojibwe call it Michigiwadinong, meaning "bluff in the shape of a spearhead".
According to legend, Nenabozhoo, a cultural hero and trickster, put down his spearhead on the trail while fleeing Haudenosaunee warriors that he has been tormenting as a trickster for generations.
The island is within the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy, a confederacy made up of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi.
Sources:
[www.gardensgate.ca]
[www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]
[wiikwemkoong.ca]
Today, I am looking at Manitoulin Island, the largest lake island in the world.
The Indigenous Peoples have occupied the island for upwards of 12,000 years. At the end of the Ice Age. There is no mention of those prior years in our history. I don't think any archeology has ever been done here, unless it was done very carefully and on a miniscule scale as to not disturb the sacred land. I truly believe we would find some amazing historical sites if more research is put into this. There are amazing and unexplainable historical locations all over the world, I believe there would be MANY in Canada as well.
Our history has NO information about indigenous cultures here prior to the Ice Age, unless I'm having trouble finding it...in the articles I've cited, they only talk about the history of this land in regards to the 1600's and not earlier than that. Yet they claim to know in was inhabited 12,000 years ago. I cannot find any info regarding prior to the Ice Age.
The Ojibwe called the island Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ), meaning "cave of the spirit". This name comes from a story that there is an underwater cave on the island where a powerful spirit is said to live.
The Odawa call the island Mnidoo Mnis, meaning "island of the Great Spirit".
It was said that Manitoulin Island was the home of Gitchi Manitou, the Great Spirit. Among the Ojibwe and Odawa, manitous are forces in the spirit world. Gitchi Manitou was the greatest of the spirits, and lived separate from the rest on the island.
Oral histories of the Indigenous Peoples who occupied the island stated that the Creator picked the most beautiful places in the world when creating the island.
The Cup and Saucer Trail on the island has been a significant place for thousands of years for the Indigenous Peoples. The Ojibwe call it Michigiwadinong, meaning "bluff in the shape of a spearhead".
According to legend, Nenabozhoo, a cultural hero and trickster, put down his spearhead on the trail while fleeing Haudenosaunee warriors that he has been tormenting as a trickster for generations.
The island is within the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy, a confederacy made up of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi.
Sources:
[www.gardensgate.ca]
[www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]
[wiikwemkoong.ca]