Bkwejanong

Bkejwanong means “where the waters divide”, a name for the islands and channels where the St Clair River enters Lake St Clair. Marshes, shallow water and the lake shores form a homeland of Anishinaabe peoples, including Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi. In 1790 leaders representing several communities of the region met British representatives at Detroit to make a treaty concerning land along these waterways. The delta remained a place of residence and connection for the peoples whose lives were bound to the river and its islands.