The Land of Deep Water - Temagami

Acknowledgements

This work is based and was inspired by my experience of the Land and people who take care of it. I am a lucky man to be awarded such experience, all of which was great! I am honoured to have friends and traditional family support from Bear island. - N.K.

Miigwich - Thank you! :

• Elder Lawrence Twain for spiritual guidence and support.
• Elder Woody Becker for dog Nimush and all kinds of support and useful information.
• Katt family, Bear island - for your support and understanding.
• Leo James Paul, for the shelter and food when I was in need, sharing with me visions of the Land and your steady support.
• Alex Mathias for sharing the knowledge about the Land,help in understanding and wise advise.
• Gloria Katt, Temagami First Nation, Bear Island: for your hospitality and understanding
• Friends from Bear island, for your support and sharing with me your time, which was always great.
• Camp Wanapitei, lake Temagami
• Obabika Lake Lodge
• and many people: Tree People, Winged People, Stone People, Animal People, Water People who assist me in transportation, accomodation and inspiration.

Contributions

• Gloria Katt, Bear island, Temagami lake
• Mary Katt, Bear island, Temagami lake
• Woody Becker, Bear island, Temagami lake
• Lawrence Twain, Makominising (Bear) island, Temagami lake
• Alex Mathias of Obabika Lake and his family, Temagami
• Leo Paul, Manitou lake, Temagami
• Tom Friday, Bear island, Temagami lake
• Doug Turner , Makominising island, Temagami lake
• Sevan , Wakimika (Waw-kaym-ika) Lake, Temagami
• Bruce Clark, LL.B., M.A., Ph.D.
• Ed MacPherson of Guelph, Ontario
• Kim Cowan of Kitchener, Ontario

Cited sources

• Dr. F.G. Speck, anthropologist
• James Morrison, ethnohistorian and researcher
• Thor Conway, regional archeologist with the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture

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Makominising (Bear) Island aka Bear Island Federal Indian Reserve #1, Ontario, Canada
Temagami Lake - Toronto, Ontario

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Last updated: January 2006