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Grey Owl in Lac Simon

Grey Owl passing through Lac Simon with the leader of the band at the time. The chief is wearing a suit and Grey Owl is wearing a native headdress and a fringed skin suit. He is holding the chief by the shoulder. In the distance behind, we see a church steeple. Black and white picture.

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Nias Papatie (left) and Grey Owl during his visit to Lac Simon.

One of the first wedding to be performed at Lac Simon was the one of Grey Owl and Anahareo, a young Mohawk woman. The ceremony was conducted by the chief of the time, Nias Papatie. It was only after his death that the general public discovered that the author of Grey Owl, known for his defense of nature and the Indigenous way of life, was an Englishman by the name of Archibald Belaney who had invented his Indigenous identity.