We commissioned Simon Brascoupé, a highly esteemed and accomplished Algonquin Artist of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (biography). We requested that he design logos to celebrate the cultural heritage and future of the Kichi Sibi region!
Simon Brascoupé’s work reflects his respect for the Algonquin Territory and land. From his perspective, animals teach humans how to see the world through their eyes and actions. For example, Simon’s father taught him that the bear, when it’s wounded, will use the sap from a pine or cedar tree as medicine. An Algonquin teaching is that even though the bear is large it lives lightly on the land. Aboriginal People traditionally have learned by listen and learn from the animal world and nature for their profound insight and knowledge. The ability to observe is central to the artist’s vision of living in harmony with nature.
Simon Brascoupé
We are incredibly delighted with his work and honoured to employ his beautiful designs as our logo and as trail markers on revitalized trails (the bear for walking trails, the beaver for actively used portage trails).
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