First Nations Fashions Store

Jennifer is one of our receptionists here at Eagle's Earth . She's also a blogger. I told her that this was a good place to post some of her poetry.She's modeling a suede jacket that's available at our Eagle's Nest Gift Shop . We have our fall and winter First Nations fashion on display at the store.

Constance Lake First Nations PowWow

The community came together to celebrate at the pow wow grounds.The Annual Community Pow Wow took place this weekend on the shores of Constance Lake.Dancers from all over the region came to celebrate our First Nations culture. Chief Arthur Moore and his wife Elizabeth in traditional dress.

Our Traditional Territory Landscape

Our Traditional Territory / Our Landscape

Of all the teachings we receive, this one is the most important. Nothing belongs to you. Of what there is,of what you take, you must share. The land belongs to the Creator. We look after it for our grandchildren’s grandchildren.

Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

We were given this most beautiful place, with all the things in it for us to live and exist. We are to look after it. The men to look after the animals to make sure that they sustain. Women to look after the water to make sure that the water is pure.

( taken from banner in the Feather Building )

Discovery Culturally Modified Trees

Five CMT's have located near the Eagle's Earth site.

We are hoping that the Government of Ontario takes note of the historical significance of this discovery and declares the site officially historical so as to protect this unique reminder left by our ancestors.

Culturally modified trees "...represent planks removed from living cedar trees by First Nations ancestors estimated to be 100 to 150 years ago long before any roads in the area. They are rare.

CMT's although well known in British Columbia were first identified in Ontario as a cultural feature during the 2000-2001 MNR sponsored cultural heritage inventory work we undertook in the Nagagamisis Provincial Park area. These were the first recorded CMT's east of BC and they were found in large numbers throughout the new and old park areas. Since then a few other sites have been found throughout NE Ontario. They are concentrated either in large clusters of a dozen or more trees or in a small group of one to three trees. The modifications were made by ancestors and some could be as much as 400 years old. There are more than one type or styles of modifications ranging from shallow square cuts, to large 1m - 1.5m long or 10cm thick removal of solid plank- like pieces 2-3 meters long. Most are on cedar trees.


Coring and dating of the healing portion of the scars indicates most CMT's are from 80 to 110 years old. This 'harvesting' of wood from the living tree did not usually 'kill' the tree as is evident from the fact most of the trees are still alive more than 100 years later. "

quote by Dr. John Pollock