Legend of Ottawa
Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word adware,
meaning "to trade" when the indigeous people;
used the rivers in the area to fish, hunt and camp,
they portaged rivers known now as the Ottawa and Rideau;
but called these waterways "the great river and the grand river".
The city of Ottawa, originally called Bytown because it was,
founded by Colonel John By an engineer who designed;
the Rideau Canal(the best preserved example of a slack water canal),
which was created to move goods, and lumber for trade;
in 1826 Bytown was renamed Ottawa and became the capital of Canada.
Canada is often called the Great White North because we are so cold,
and yes, we are with temperatures minus 20 or more in winter;
but Ottawa is clean and beautiful and a safe place to live and full of history,
I am proud to be part Ojibwe, the original people, a people of storytellers;
and anyone who knows me can vouch that I am a storyteller.
The indigenous people have many stories of how it all came to be !
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February 25, 2020
Written for Your Favorite Legend
sponsor,, Chantelle Anne Cooke
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