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Title
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Two children with birds
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Contributor
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Quebec Cultural Heritage Directory (sharing)
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Richard Ejinagosi Kistabish (description)
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Roger Wylde (description)
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Subject
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Raven (Kakagi)
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Description
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Photograph of two children feeding birds. The Anicinabek of yore had complex relationships with these animals, both emotional and symbolic. Ejinagosi Kistabish recounts that, in exchange for food, a bird could pass on its knowledge of the territory.
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Photograph once belonging to Father Gaston Carrière, showing two children feeding birds. According to Ejinagosi Kistabish, these raven-like birds were traditionally called "ade". It is said that the "ade" could develop special relationship with the Anicinabe who caught it when it was a fledgling: in exchange for food, the bird would learn the language of the Anicinabe and, through it, passed on information about the territory. It was this relationship that enabled the Anicinabek to learn how to move quickly around the territory.
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The photo reminded Roger Wylde of the special relationship that existed between magicians and certain birds.
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Format
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Photography
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Caractéristiques du format
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b&w, negative
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Titre antérieur
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Life is beautiful [Quebec Cultural Heritage Directory]
Title changed as it was too general and unrepresentative.
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Access Rights
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Open access
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License
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Contact Minwashin
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Date Modified
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2024-10-08
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Identifier
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BANQ-08Y_P11P13
