History 396 outline for Grey Owl Career 1 Trapper sub heading under career His earlier mindset surrounding trapping will be discussed in greater depth as not much is discussed with regards to how he viewed trapping before his switch to conservationism His work with the Ojibwa Indians Guppy Family will be explored as they were critical in his development as a trapper that understood the fragility of the animal ecosystem Smith 41 The time of his life spent working and living at the Temagami Inn as a chore boy will be mentioned as this was one of the events in which Archie first became an observer of the Objibwa way of life Smith 40 His love interest Angele will also be discussed as she also introduced Archie to influential figures within the Objibwa community providing Archie with plenty of sketches for his infamous notebooks Smith 42 Braz Albert St Archie of the Wild Grey Owl s Account of His Natural Conversion in Other Selves Animals in the Canadian Literary Imagination ed Janice Fiamengo 206 226 Ottawa University of Ottawa Press 2007 Grey Owl Pilgrims of the Wild Toronto Dundurn Press 2010 Smith Donald B From the Land of Shadows the Making of Grey Owl Saskatoon Western Prairie Books 1990 2 Early Conservation Work sub heading under career This is my section for the project From the section on his life as a trapper we will discuss the impact of Anahareo on his switch from trapper to Conservationist The transformation of his own personal views of conservationism will be explored through his writings in Pilgrims of the wild His initial desires to write will also be explored this section then ending with the completion of his first book The Men of the Last Frontier which can be seen as one of the starting points of his public conservation career Braz Albert St Archie of the Wild Grey Owl s Account of His Natural Conversion in Other Selves Animals in the Canadian Literary Imagination ed Janice Fiamengo 206 226 Ottawa University of Ottawa Press 2007 Grey Owl Pilgrims of the Wild Toronto Dundurn Press 2010 Smith Donald B From the Land of Shadows the Making of Grey Owl Saskatoon Western Prairie Books 1990 3 Conservation Work with Parks Board Canada sub heading under Career Source matter in this subheading will discuss Grey Owl s beginning with Parks Board Canada through meeting James Harkin covering material surrounding the films he made with their support and his placement as caretaker of park animals at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba His relationship with W J Oliver regarding his being commissioned by Parks Board Canada to make films of Grey Owl will also be explored We will also delve further into his later life as a conservationist and his role in Prince Albert National park Lanken Dane The Vision of Grey Owl Canadian Geographic 119 1999 74 80 Smith Donald B From the Land of Shadows the Making of Grey Owl Saskatoon Western Prairie Books 1990 edit Conservationist Views new heading His outlook on conservationism will be explored using both Tina Loo s States of Nature Conserving Canada s Wildlife in the Twentieth Century and Donald Smith s From the Land of Shadows and Grey Owl s Pilgrims of the Wild as sources which deal with his mindset of conservationism in detail Loo Tina States of Nature Conserving Canada s Wildlife in the Twentieth Century Vancouver UBC Press 2006 Smith Donald B From the Land of Shadows the Making of Grey Owl Saskatoon Western Prairie Books 1990 4 Conservation Legacy sub heading under Posthumous recognition The inspiration his lectures books and films had on the people who came into contact with them will be explored deeper by using the sources below as this is an area of his life which is largely overshadowed by the controversy of his false indigenous identity Billinghurst Jane Grey Owl The Many Faces of Archie Belaney Vancouver Greystone Books 1999 Chapin David Gender and Indian Masquerade in the Life of Grey Owl American Indian Quarterly 24 2000 91 109 Dawson Carrie Never Cry Fraud Remebering Grey Owl Rethinking imposture Essays on Canadian Writing 65 1998 120 140 Smith Donald B From the Land of Shadows the Making of Grey Owl Saskatoon Western Prairie Books 1990 5 Death His relationships with Parks Board Canada prior to his death will be explored delving into such aspects as how his increased use of alcohol and absence from the park due to his touring prior to his death impacted his relationship with Parks Board Loo Tina States of Nat