Home Cooked

MNJIKNINI (The Fence Man) Part 2 ~ Beneath the Surface

January 22, 2024 Home Cooked Season 3 Episode 2

In the second part of Kory’s story we learn how Rama First Nation was always a place for the fish harvest. Elder and story keeper Mark Douglas spent his life safeguarding the story of the 5000-year-old Mnjikaning fishing weirs between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. With younger leaders like Kory learning and retelling the story now, Mark feels like he can finally rest.