Bear Statue - Flat Rock, MI
N 42° 05.830 W 083° 17.686
17T E 310236 N 4663113
A lone bear statue at the entrance to Huroc Park in Flat Rock, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM158TN
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2021
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Text from marker:
"THIS AREA WAS THE HOME OF THE INDIAN TRIBE KNOWN AS THE WYANDOT. THEY FISHED IN THESE WATERS FOR BURBOT, STURGEON AND WALLEYE.
THE BEAR REPRESENTS BOTH STRENGTH AND A HEALING SPIRIT. THE BEAR IS KNOWN AS THE MUKWA TO NATIVE PEOPLE OF THIS REGION.
ONE OF THE TWELVE CLANS OF THE WYANDOT WAS THE BEAR CLAN. THEY ALONE COULD WEAR THE BEARS CLAWS, TEETH AND NECKLACES OF THE MUKWA.
Name of statue: Unknown
Name of creator: Unknown
Material: Stone
Date created: October 2009
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
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