An arm-chair adventure to this remote location. An introduction to a much longer and more complicated history than I could fit in one post today. Thanks for reading and watching.
Thanks, Lisa. With a hyperfocus on the local, it does provide a narrow lens through which to sense the scope of historical forces and their enduring impact.
The tourism industry on Lake of the Woods took a big hit five years ago with COVID and it hadn't really come back fully when the new trade war with Canada started.
The video from Travel Manitoba is an interesting contrast to the history that you've uncovered. It has good things in it, but it's hard to escape the history of how we got to this point.
The video is promoting tourism in Manitoba and serves the purpose here of giving readers a glimpse of the location in the modern era. And my piece today is a BRIEF history as there is a lot more detail I have not included. Always appreciate your comments, George.
I felt a mix of loss and relief as I read this. Loss of land and a way of life, but relief for what has been preserved. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of these people and how some of their philosophy has survived to be past down to the children. We desperately need these perspectives in this struggling world.
I really enjoyed watching the video. Thanks for including it.
An arm-chair adventure to this remote location. An introduction to a much longer and more complicated history than I could fit in one post today. Thanks for reading and watching.
For me, reading these small local histories illuminate the larger history of native people in the US and Canada.
Thanks, Lisa. With a hyperfocus on the local, it does provide a narrow lens through which to sense the scope of historical forces and their enduring impact.
So much story to tell here. I'm torn. I understand the concept of preserving but that it has to be done through tourism still saddens me.
The tourism industry on Lake of the Woods took a big hit five years ago with COVID and it hadn't really come back fully when the new trade war with Canada started.
The video from Travel Manitoba is an interesting contrast to the history that you've uncovered. It has good things in it, but it's hard to escape the history of how we got to this point.
The video is promoting tourism in Manitoba and serves the purpose here of giving readers a glimpse of the location in the modern era. And my piece today is a BRIEF history as there is a lot more detail I have not included. Always appreciate your comments, George.
I felt a mix of loss and relief as I read this. Loss of land and a way of life, but relief for what has been preserved. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of these people and how some of their philosophy has survived to be past down to the children. We desperately need these perspectives in this struggling world.
The place truly is a hidden gem.