Wawiag River Explained

Wawiag River is a river in Ontario, Canada, that is fed by Mack Creek and Greenwood Creek.

Description

Wawiag River is a glacial river^[1] fed by Halet Lake,^[2] Burchell Lake, Mack Creek and Greenwood Creek and flows into Kawnipi Lake.

Wildlife

Wildlife on the river includes moose, cougars, wolverines, mooneye, whitefish, walleye, kingbirds, tree swallows, white-winged crossbills, rose-breasted grosbeaks, evening grosbeaks, Cape May warblers, great grey owls and hawk owls. Wild rice grows in the river, and edible berries grow around it.

History and nomenclature

Indigenous peoples have lived around the river's mouth for generations, partly due to the location being a good hunting grounds for caribou. In 1890 the river was known in Ojibwe as Kahwawiagamak River (Gaa-waawiyaagamaag-ziibi), meaning "the round lake's river". There was an 5948acres^[3] Ojibwe reserve at the river mouth, known as the Sturgeon Lake Indian Reserve 24C, created in 1877 and disestablished in 1915.

References

48.4183°N -91.1186°W

Notes and References

1. Nelson, J. (2009). Quetico: Near to Nature's Heart. Canada: Dundurn Press.
2. 58th Annual Meeting, Institute of Lake Superior Geology, Thunder Bay, Ontario, May16-20 2021, Part 2 - Field Trip Guidebook , Institute of Lake Superior Geology
3. Stadfeld . Bruce . 1993 . Aboriginal Resource Use in Canada: Historical and Legal Aspects, Edited by Kerry Abel and Jean Friesen, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1991, vii + 343 pp. . Canadian Journal of Law and Society . 8 . 1 . 263–267 . 10.1017/s0829320100003069 . 147038400 . 0829-3201 . 2023-07-02 . 2023-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703055623/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-law-and-society-la-revue-canadienne-droit-et-societe/article/abs/aboriginal-resource-use-in-canada-historical-and-legal-aspects-edited-by-kerry-abel-and-jean-friesen-winnipeg-university-of-manitoba-press-1991-vii-343-pp/56E4BD9FDC7B7B59D9570878FCE5B441 . live .