Johnny Canuck personified Canada in early political cartoons dating back to 1869 and re-appeared in 1975 as "Captain Canuck" under the skilled pen of comic-book artist Richard Comely. Sporting "electro-thermic underwear"
Captain Canuck worked with the Quebec counterpart Capitaine K�bec
embodying Canadian awareness of the duality and limitations of our country and battleing evil throughout Canada, the world, and beyond.
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The legend of the Sasquatch existed in Native folklore long before the Anglo-Canadians adapted the sasquatch stories. The name "Sasquatch" comes for the Coast Salish1 and means "wild man of the woods". Stories of these enormous humanoid creatures circulated predominantly in western Canada, where local legend told of a fearful relationship with an untamed land. With more than 300 eye-witness reports in Canada and the United States, the Sasquatch continues to fascinate and leaves people wondering if the Sasquatch is truth or fiction.
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Okanagan Lake in British Columbia is home to a monster.
The legendary Ogopo sea-creature has been spotted long before the white man ever came to the Okanagan. The local natives call the monster, N'ha-a-itk.
Ogopogo is not an Indian name for the sea-monster but came from a music hall song that was popular in the 1920's:
I'm looking for the Ogopogo, the funny little Ogopogo.
His mother was an Earwig and his Father was a Whale.
I'm going to put a little bit of salt upon his tail.
Some people say that Ogopogo is 15 feet in length, while others will say that he is 50 feet. He's a dark green color with a head that is said to resemble a bearded goat, with a body that wiggles through the water like a worm.
Ogopogo is the Okanagan's local legend. The Canadian government has neither denied nor confirmed the existance of Ogopogo, but has placed the offspring of Ogopogo on the Endangered Species List.
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An Inuit Legend tells of a man called Kiviuq who is an eternal wanderer with supernatural powers. In his journeys Kiviuq he encounters great obstacles such as cannibals, bears, giants, spirits and sea monsters.
Inuit prints and paintings show Kiviuq travelling by foot, sled, kayak and even on a big fish, as shown in the print by Inuit artist Simon Tookoome. Kiviuq tries to reunite with his goose wife and children who live across the sea. With the help of a giant that transforms him into a fish, completes the journey and reunites with his family.
Another legend of Kiviuq tells of his friendship with the grandson of an old woman. Everyone mistreats and makes fun of the old woman's grandson except Kiviuq. The old woman wants revenge on all the mean people, so she thinks up a plan. She changes her grandson into a seal and has him swim out to sea. All of the hunters follow him because they, of course, think he is a real seal that will provide a good meal for their families. Before the hunters reach her grandson, the old woman magically creates a storm in which everyone but her grandson and Kiviuq drown. Her grandson swims safely back to shore, where she turns him back into a boy. Kiviuq drifts away in his kayak to a foreign land where he continues to experience adventures and lives with people of many different nationalities.
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The 1999 Movie release (rated amongst the worst of 1999 movie releases) of Dudley DoRight is based on Jay Ward animated television series "The Bullwinkle Show".
In the Canadian Rockies community of Semi-Happy Valley, Dudley DoRight a dedicated but not too bright Mountie discovers that the villainous Snidely Whiplash is planning to swindle all the local citizens out of their land with a fake gold rush scheme and, at the same time, steal Dudley's ladylove, environmentalist Nell Fenwick. It's up to Dudley to single-handedly expose Snidely's dastardly plot, reunite with Nell and restore peace in the Valley.
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