By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, 04/07/2024 01:55 WIIKWEMKOONG – Marcia Manitowabi’s dream of welcoming her peoples nearly extinct Ojibwa Spirit Horses, also known as Lac La Croix Indigenous Ponies, back to Wiikwemikoong has came true as of sJune 4, of this year. An official welcoming ceremony was held on June 8, inviting Wiky members to reconnect with these sacred horses. Three mares named Lucy, Three Sisters and Thundercloud, along with a gelding named Kind Moon Dancer, nicknamed Giizis (Ojibwe for “moon”), now call Wiikwemkoong home. Canada’s only Indigenous horse breed, the Ojibwe Spirit Horses, are both precious and endangered. By 1977, only four mares stood as the last sentinels of their kind. Their population had dwindled to a mere whisper on the wind, making the dream of…
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