Ekarenniondi and Oscotarach

Publication

The Blue Mountains Museum and Archive

Name/Title

Ekarenniondi and Oscotarach

Entry/Object ID

2007-002-008

Description

This booklet summaries all the meanings for Ekarenniondi: the rock, the settlement, the area and the lake. Also the word, "Oscotarach", is also discussed, but not in as much detail as Ekarenniondi. Information on the inside: People: Petun, Father Jean De Brebeuf, Jesuit, the French, Ojibwa, Basil H. Johnston, Th Watcher, John York, Andrew F. Hunter, father E. Jones S. J, Fred Birch, Lr-Col. G. W. Bruce, John Lawrence of the Huron Institute Collingwood, Maurice Gaviller, and James Morris, William J. Wintemberg of Victoria Memorial, Joseph N. Bourrie, Edward H. Thomas, John Allan Blair, John Lawrence, Samuel de Champlain, Father Pierre Potier. Places: Ekarenniondi, Oscotarach, Odawa territory, Scenic Caves, The Blue Mountains, Pretty River Valley, Collingwood and Nottawasaga Township, Hen and Chickens Island, Lake Huron, Stony point michigan. Dates: 1636, 1657, 1915, 1648, 1887, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1908, 1923, 1940, 1950s, 1915, 1975, 1982, 1616, 1639, 1637 to 1650, 1818, 1745. Main Points: The history, location, and meaning of the names Ekarenniondi and Oscotarach were examined, Ekarenniondi was first recorded in 1636 as the name of a sacred rock in the country of the Petun later referred to as the principal village, same time the rock was Oscotrarach the head piercer the water, the rock Ekarenniondi was a part of Father Jean De Brebeuf "the ideas of the Hurons Regarding the Nature of the Soul, both in this life and after Death," the first legend of Ekarenniondi the rock was told in response to the question "where is the village of souls?" The second legend Oscotrach the skull opener this legend was from a different informant who told Brebeuf "that on the same road before arriving at the village of souls one comes to a cabin where lives one named Oscotarach or pierce-head," meaning of the name Oscotarach meaning to bore, pierce, pierce, penetrate, or open skulls name in modern Iroquois is Haskotahraraks, The third legend the journey to the land of the dead a man who journeyed to bring his sisters soul back home and restore her physical body to life, The search for Ekarenniondi is about how the French went to find the rock, Mission of St. Mathias, Ekarenniondi the later village 1637 to 1650 Jesuit mission surnamed of the Apostles to Khionontateronons, Ekarenniondi the land, Ekarenniondi the lake, other standing rocks, the nest and roost of the thunderbird Maps and Figures: F1: Photographs of the Rock Ekarenniondi an Oscotarach from above and below, F2: Map "Hurnum Explicata Tabula," 1657, by Francesco Bressani, the only map to show the Rock (presumably) eKarinniondi Physical Description: Two green and eleven white sheets of standard letter sized paper are bound together by three staples and black tape to create a booklet. The front and back covers are made of the green paper. The front cover has the name, "Lora Gibson", handwritten in pencil at the top, and then it is followed by the ISSN number, the title, the author's name, a graphic and the publishing information, "Research Bulletin no. 20, Petun Research Institute, July 1998", printed in black text. The inside the front cover has more publication information printed in black. The back cover is blank except for the black tape along the one side. The interior back cover has black text listing other Research Bulletins and list of Research Aids available at the Petun Research Institute. The interior eleven pages of the booklet are white with printing only on the front side. Pages one to six are filled with text from the article; page seven are two coloured photographs; page eight a map; page nine is a continuation of the article and the start of the list of references; and pages ten and eleven are the rest of the reference list.

Publication Details

Author

Garrad, Charles

Series

Research Bulletin no. 20

Publisher

Petun Research Institute

Place Published

City

Toronto

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

1998

Publication Language

English

ISSN

1208-0217

Notes

Location of Obj. ID: Back cover, bottom left corner Reference/Artifact: Both Numbered Pages: 11

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length (cm): 28 Width (cm): 21.8 Thickness (cm): 0.1