 | About Our LOGO |
As old as civilization, as helpful as a best friend, the inuksuk helps travelers find their way.
| For the symbol of The Muskoka Foundation, we chose the shape of the "Inuksuk". This stone sculpture in the shape of a little person fits so well with who we are and what we represent. First of all, you can find Inuksuk's all throughout the Muskoka region of Canada, and they have become synonymous with that beautiful part of the world. But their meaning goes much deeper than that... The Inuksuks are a traditional trail marker used by the Inuits of northern Canada for countless generations. Before the era of GPS's and Topo maps, the Inukusuks served as the first waypoints. Travelers would place them -sometimes seemingly in the middle of nowhere- pointing towards a nearby watering hole, local village or trail. It is strictly taboo to move or dismantle one, and so they are a way of travelers helping each other, even though they may be separated by many years and generations. Like these early Inuit explorers, our network of Overland Travelers are exploring far-off destinations, which while they may be new to them, are paths that have been troden before. Part of our goal in the Muskoka Foundation is to create the safe harbors in the form of our 'Muskoka Villages'. A place where the traveler will be welcomed and expected. Where they can add value, and contribute to the community around them. In this way, the Inuksuk is the perfect symbol. |
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 | About the Illustrator of our Inuksuk: Mary Intven Wallace is wonderfully talented Canadian artist, author and educator who has spent almost twenty years teaching art to children and art education to adults. Her interest in Canada’s North has led her to tour through Nunavut, doing reading from two of her previous books, including 'The Inuksuk Book' - from which this beautiful Inuksuk illustration is taken. The Inuksuk Book won the National Outdoor Book Award in the children’s category and the prestigious White Raven Award for the UNESCO International Youth Library. It was short listed for the Silver Birch Award of the Ontario Library Association, the Norma Fleck Award for the best Canadian children’s non-fiction, and the Hackamatack Children’s Choice Book Award of the Nova Scotia Library Association. It is a Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Our Choice” selection and is on the American Library Association’s VOYA non-fiction honor list. You can purchase Mary's book 'Inuksuk Journey: An Artist at the Top of the World  ' on Amazon, here. |
