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Thread #104468   Message #2139719
Posted By: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca
03-Sep-07 - 12:13 PM
Thread Name: Grey Owl (legendary fake Indian)
Subject: RE: Grey Owl
Found this:

Colcannon - Dolphin Bay

3. Grey Owl words and music by Peter Titchener

Pete was inspired to write this song after reading a book written by Geoff Hutchinson Canadian Indian 'Grey Owl'. The story tells how Grey Owl went from being a hunter to a well-respected conservationist. Shortly after his death it was revealed that he wasn't a real Indian at all, in fact his name was Archibald Stamfield Belaney and was born in Hastings in the UK, which is where Pete was born. (The similarity ends there.)