Wednesday 26 July 2017

Picto-what?

Indigenous art at Yankee Hat
It's a long way from Yankee Hat in Namadgi National Park near Canberra to the Shores of Gi chi Gamiing (Great Lake) in Ontario, but they share a common feature. Both have fabulous Indigenous art.


Yankee Hat is a great day walk to a rock shelter and overhang. At Agawa Rock, Gi chi Gamiing, there is also a rock shelter, but rather than being in a grassland setting, this is perched on the edge of the lake. The waves lap the ledge.
Canoe and Serpents at Gi chi Gamiing
On the Shores of Lake Superior

The Ojibwe art, described as pictograms, can be reached via a walk through a gorge filled with ferns and lichen. According to the information at the site, the Ojibwa people had been in the region for almost 9,000 years.

David near Agawa Rock
Near Agawa Rock



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