Ontario Travel Events Feature Grey Owl and his Wives

North Bay and Mattawa to hold

Celebrations recognizing the lives of two native women who changed the life
of the mysterious conservationist, author and lecturer, Grey Owl will take place
in June 2006. Grey Owl (Archie Belaney) who was "the best known Canadian
author andlecturer in his day" in the 1930s was nurtured by two powerful native
women. With the influence of his first wife Angele Egwuna from Bear Island on
LakeTemagami in Northern Ontario, he learned the language and way of life that
made him one of Canada's best known early conservationists and supporters of
the native way of life.

Gertrude Bernard from Mattawa, Ontario, more widely known as Anahareo,
was married to Grey Owl for 11 years and precipitated his transformation from
a woodsman to his highly successful later life as a conservationist, writer
and lecturer. Anahareo was featured in the 45 million dollar Grey Owl movie in
1999. She wrote two books on her life with Grey Owl and won the Order of
Canada and other recognition for her conservation work.
Angele and Anahareo will be recognized in two separate events in June
2006.

THE NORTH BAY EVENT - June 10, 2006The life of Angele Egwuna will be celebrated in an art exhibition fromSaturday June 10 to July 13, 2006 at the W.K.P. Kennedy Public Art Gallery inthe Capitol Centre in North Bay. The official opening is at 2 p.m. onJune 10th , 2006. On Thursday June 15th two well-known authors with aninterest in Grey Owl's life will talk and sign their books at the CapitolCentre at 7 p.m. Armand Garnet Ruffo who has written a play about Grey Owl anda remarkable book of poetry Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney will talkabout Grey Owl's many formative years in Biscotasing. "Hap" Wilson, the authorof many books including his recent The Cabin: A Search for Personal Sanctuarywill talk about Bear Island and show some if his remarkable photography of thearea. A tour of the exhibition, the Grey Owl Movie and a talk by curatorArlington Hoffman will take place during the day on Thursday.
North Bay Event: contact the Gallery Director/Curator Dermot Wilson at (705) 474-1944 ext. 231 or email him at dwilson@capitolcentre.ca or log on to the gallery website http://www.kennedygallery.org/ North Bay Information

THE MATTAWA EVENT - June 17, 2006
Mattawa will celebrate the extraordinary life of Anahareo on the 100th
anniversary of her birth (June 18, 1906) on Saturday, June 17, 2006, with a
Cultural Gathering on Explorers Point in Mattawa Ontario. Several members of
her family will be present as well as various dignitaries. Admission to this
celebration of Anahareo's life is free.
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., June 17th, there will be a full schedule of
fascinating events - including, music, drumming, dance, theatre,
presentations, unveilings, displays etc. followed by a Traditional Feast. A
Sacred Fire will burn from sunrise on Friday, June 16th, through the Saturday
event. The Grey Owl movie will be shown on Friday at the Mattawa Movie Theatre
on Main Street. There will be a mass on Sunday at 11:15 for Anahareo at
For further information: Mattawa Event: contact Jennifer Jocko at (705)
744-3733 or log on to http://www.culturalgathering.com/
for the schedule of events;