Actually.. it's still very much in use...but what it means in Ojibway... is sort of a portable kitchen or food box..... many folks who do serious canoeing, on Lake Superior, and other more northern areas still use homemade ones...if anyone is interested they could look in my old friend Bill Mason's book... "Song of the Paddle" page 64-65 and see how he made and used his...many native guides in the north still use them... and haul them up into the trees at night, so the bears won't eat their supplies.
-----Original Message----- From: Mark A. Williamson Subject: <no subject> >It may be new only to me, but the other night (while helping my 12 year old >with homework) I was leafing through the dictionary and came across an >interesting entry-- wannigan. The similarity to vanagon was obvious, but >its definition was the most peculiar. Seems it is an Algonquin word fora >shelter ot home, often on wheels. Could the gang in Wolfsburg haveknown >that when the named our favorite transporter? > >Mark Williamson >Denver, CO >88 Wolfsburg Weekender > |
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