     grey owl (or wa-sha-quon-asin, from the ojibwe wenjiganooshiinh, meaning "great horned owl" or "great grey owl") was the name archibald belaney (september 18, 1888 â april 13, 1938) adopted when he took on a first nations identity as an adult. born in england as archibald stansfeld belaney, and migrating to canada in the first decade of the 20th century, he rose to prominence as a notable author, lecturer, and one of the "most effective apostles of the wilderness".john sugden, review of donald b. smith, from the land of shadows: the making of grey owl, american indian quarterly, summer 1991, accessed 4 feb 2010 in his experiences with the ojibwe indians, belaney learned the aboriginal harvesting techniques, trapping, and ojibwe culture. the pivotal moment of departure for grey owl's early conservation work was when he began his relationship with a young iroquois girl named gertrude bernard, who assisted in his transition from trapper to conservationist.grey owl, pilgrims of the wild, (toronto: dundurn press, 2010), 15. in working with the national parks branch, grey owl gained recognition and fame in his early career as a conservationist, becoming the subject of many films, and being established as the ââcaretaker of park anim
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