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| Author | Message Text |
| QueticoMike |
06/24/2018 07:31AMGraniteCliffs: "Now I wish I knew how to pronounce it." I have no idea, but in my head it goes like this..... Gee- wet- a- ming |
| GraniteCliffs |
06/23/2018 06:49PM Now I wish I knew how to pronounce it. |
| mastertangler |
06/23/2018 02:58PM I can see why Quetico lake would be inspiring.......very beautiful. Whenever I go out west I am continually reminded of the creator. They dont call it Gods country for nuthin. |
| Thwarted |
06/22/2018 08:00PM That's cool Mike! I'll tuck that info around to share around a campfire one night. " +1 |
| Lotw |
06/22/2018 02:07PMParkerMag: "Interesting, and pretty cool. Some days it's much longer than others! That's cool Mike! I'll tuck that info around to share around a campfire one night. |
| ParkerMag |
06/22/2018 09:47AM Interesting, and pretty cool. I can better vouch for the lake's immense length west to east than I can for its spirituality, but I'll gladly take the Ojibways' word for it! |
| QueticoMike |
06/22/2018 06:39AM I'm going to assume no one on this board knows what Gwetaming is, so I will tell you all now. I picked up a copy of the new Quetico Park Management Plan while at the PP ranger station. Under the name Quetico is the word Gwetaming. So my first thought was this must be another name used for Quetico. It is kind of confusing to me. Here is what the Management Plan says about this word...... " The name Quetico comes from the Ojibway word, "Gwetaming". This refers to how we view this sacred land. There is a place in the park that is named Quetico Lake. The lake is sacred, meaning it is occupied by living spirits that have been here since time immemorial. You hear stories from our elders of unexplained and unusual events at this lake, which can only be explained by our spiritual ways. The lake is very spiritual and sacred to us. We are told to be mindful and respectful of the power it holds. "Gwetaming" means we sacredly respect that area for the spirits that dwell there. " I have personally witnessed a couple of the Ojibway nation chanting and beating a ceremonial drum on an island one morning on Quetico Lake back in 1995. |
| QueticoMike |
06/22/2018 06:38AMjdddl8: "It can’t exist because Google doesn’t know!!"If you Google Gwetaming and Quetico at the same time you get some information, but it still requires some research after that to find it. |
| jdddl8 |
06/21/2018 09:00PM It can’t exist because Google doesn’t know!! |
| Luckee |
06/21/2018 06:13PM I know gemütlichkeit, but not Gwetaming. :) |
| QueticoMike |
06/21/2018 03:45PMmapsguy1955: "Huh?" Just curious if anyone has heard this term before, just saw it written for the first time. Never heard it before or seen it written before, so it started me thinking I wonder how many people on this message board have any idea behind it's meaning. I will reply what it is after I see if anyone has ever heard it or seen it before. They don't need to reply with the meaning, just curious if they know it or not. |
| mapsguy1955 |
06/21/2018 01:54PM Huh? |
| QueticoMike |
06/21/2018 10:02AM How many people here know what Gwetaming is? |
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