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HistoryThe weight of history is on this place, it is a place of great treasure. Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung and the surrounding lands hold the record of almost 8,000 years. The Place of the Long Rapids contains the largest group of burial mounds and associated village sites in Canada. The first mound builders at the Place of the Long Rapids are known as the Laurel Culture. They inhabited this region from about 300 B.C. to 1100 A.D. At Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Laurel mounds range in size from 18 to 24 meters in diameter and up to 7 meters in height. All are located on river terraces located along the edge of the river terraces which span the site. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Archaic Culture were the first residents of Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung. They may have been passing through in a constant search for food. They did not build mounds, but none the less, left their mark. Mounds were constructed by digging a shallow pit, placing the deceased in and covering the remains with earth. More deceased were then placed on top and covered with earth. Over time, possibly hundreds of years, this layering process created the mounds as we see them today. Grave goods were sometimes placed with individuals in the mounds. Medicine bags, pipes, food, clay pots, and tools represented items an individual may have required both in life and death. |
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