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HISTORY and ROOTS 2
 

HISTORY and ROOTS 2
Kitchikewana, the Huron giant, whose resting place, by legend, is Giant's Tomb Island, Georgian Bay

KITCHIKEWANA, the GREAT HURON GIANT

The Attignawantan (Bear Nation) of the Huron Federation inhabited the area as First Nations peoples from before written history. Among their stories handed down through the generations, is the story of Kitchekewana, who was spurned by the princess Wanakita. In despair, he scooped a handful of earth and threw it into what is now called Georgian Bay. This is how the 30,000 islands were formed. The outline of his resting place formed Giant's Tomb Island.

TORTURED TO DEATH, 1600's Father GABRIEL LALEMENT
FATHER GABRIEL LALEMENT s.j.		 TORTURED TO DEATH, 1600's Father JEAN de BREBEUF
Father JEAN de BREBEUF s.j.

The story goes that about 1649 or so, an ancestoral Martin was about to be burned at the stake as a part of the victory celebration of the First Nations Iroquois at Fort Ste Marie Among the Hurons.

This was the earliest settlement in Ontario, located near Penetanguishene at Midland, on Georgian Bay. It was established by the Jesuit Order, who The People called the "Black Robes" because of their religious attire. He got away, and the family line continues, 8 or 10 generations later. The Black Robes were not so fortunate.

Not surprisingly,

SEE ALSO: the true story of one of my experiences on Georgian Bay.
"High Sea Adventure In Ontario"