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Left: Myeegun, "The Wolf's War Party", late 1600s, red ochre on stone photographed by Ramblin' Boy.

Right: Rajnovitch, Grace. "PEOPLE IN CANOES AT AGAWA ROCK ON LAKE SUPERIOR. THE ANIMALS LEADING THE BOATS ARE THE TOTEMS OF THE PEOPLE, CRANE, THUNDERBIRD AND POSSIBLY BEAVER", 2002.

An example of Canadian Shield rock art, the paintings of Agawa Rock are pictographs made of red ochre made by the Anishinaabe, the Canadian portion of the Ojibwe people. Generally, rock art such as those at Agawa Rock often sit on cliffs, caves and water's edge, liminal points where the Ojibwe believe the realms meet. Due to this placement and the properties of the rock formation, the reflection of sunlight off the water onto the stone would create a shimmering effect on the art. Furthermore, ethnographic accounts report ceremonies preformed at similar sites where offerings were given to spirits. In such, it could be compared to rock and cave paintings from other cultures due to the spiritual speculation. On the other hand, different panels of Agawa Rock have been traced to historical events and experiences linked to territorial significance. For example, Panel III, also known as "The Wolf's War Party" depicts an invading Iroquois war party and recites a battle between them and the Ojibwe which occurred in the late 17th century. There are three animals next to the canoes in the painting, a Thunderbird or eagle, beaver, and crane. These animals represent the local groups tied together by kinship. Another aspect of "The Wolf's War Party" which amplifies its connection to war and the historical record is its attribution to the warrior Myeegun.

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Left: Drawn representation of a Pohonan ceramic vessel, Syms, Leigh E, and Valerie McKinley. “CERAMICS OF THE CHURCHILL RIVER DIVERSION, NORTHERN BOREAL FOREST OF MANITOBA: SOME CURRENT INSIGHTS AND ISSUES.” Manitoba Archeological Journal 16, no. 1 and 2 (2010): 48–67.

Right: Large, kettle-sized ceramic pot, Syms, Leigh E, and Valerie McKinley. “CERAMICS OF THE CHURCHILL RIVER DIVERSION, NORTHERN BOREAL FOREST OF MANITOBA: SOME CURRENT INSIGHTS AND ISSUES.” Manitoba Archeological Journal 16, no. 1 and 2 (2010): 48–67.

Center: Outline and representational of the large, kettle-sized ceramic pot, Syms, Leigh E, and Valerie McKinley. “CERAMICS OF THE CHURCHILL RIVER DIVERSION, NORTHERN BOREAL FOREST OF MANITOBA: SOME CURRENT INSIGHTS AND ISSUES.” Manitoba Archeological Journal 16, no. 1 and 2 (2010): 48–67.

Ceramics such as these Kame Hills Complex and Pohonan Complex vessels are often found within archeological cites of pre-contact Ojibwe settlements near river or lake systems, in this case within southeastern Manitoba. Current archeological records indicate a verity of methods to construct a great diversity of vessels. It is suspected that the variations in environments and ease of navigation of the local water systems have a significant impact on distinct ceramic cultures. Such ceramics were excavated during the Churchill River Diversion Archeological Project which began in 1960. It is largely understood through the co-influence sphere model of Selkirk Composite taxonomy that the ceramics of the Manitoban Ojibwe can be further divided into four regional complexes. In such, the vessel illustrated above falls within the Pohonan complex. There are visual links that can be drawn within those of the Selkirk Composite, such as kettle-sized and elongated tear drop shaped ceramic pots of the Kame Hills complex and this Pohonan ceramic vessel. However, it is often noted that the Pohonan ceramics are more clearly identified by their elongated rim which remains rather uniform instead of extruding outwardly like the Kame Hills pottery. The singular row of small holes and the repeated impressions are also identifiable diffreences of this pottery style which denote it as separate to its nearby Ojibwe ceramic tradition.

Due to this combination of similarities and minor but notable differences, the term "Plains Woodland" pottery types has been used to reference the larger area which share similar traces such as the cord-impressions during the pottery's construction and the series of cuts often found on or around the pot's rim. Additionally, this shared pottery genealogy is also present with the use of textile molds as the main method of creating the tear-drop shaped vessels present in Plains Woodland pottery types. Such a method involves the use of a woven bag being suspended by a leather frame to hang freely as clay is pressed into the structure. Thus, resulting in the cord impressions remaining on the vessels which are leftover from the woven bags.

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Left: Beaded necklace with elongated cylindrical beads, about 1500 BCE, handmade copper beads of various sizes, Milwaukee Public Museum.

Right: Beaded necklace, about 1500 BCE, handmade copper beads of various sizes and thicknesses, Milwaukee Public Museum.

Copper has been a notable resource within Ojibwe communities for centuries since time immemorial. It is well documented that the material has been mined from pits near Lake Superior from about 3800 years ago. More personal items like these beaded necklaces appeared around 1500 BCE in and around the Milwaukee area. Copper was a material which took a large amount of effort to process and therefore necklaces such as these were likely signs of wealth and status. Much of the copper used in the Milwaukee area by the Ojibwe were cold or heat processed rather than being forged, smelted or casted, the various beads in these necklaces would have been typically rolled into their cylindrical shapes before creating a hole for the organic cord.

Later, in about 1636 a French explorer, LaGarde, explained that the native peoples that he came across worshiped Lake Superior as divinity and copper, such as that in these necklaces, were understood to be gifts from the divine. Metal in general, including copper, were considered a sacred gift from a divinity.

Similar copper ornaments and necklaces have been found in and around the Hopewell mounds. Although the native cultures of Hopewell are not known with certainty due to the degree of separation of the most active period, these similarities in copper use and production could indicate a cross-cultural dialogue between these groups or a shared practical and artistic knowledge.

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