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Georgina Island, Lake Simcoe, Ontario. The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation (Ojibwe: Waaseyaagmiing Anishinaabek) are an Ojibwa (or Anishinaabeg) people located on Georgina Island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. In 2008, of the First Nation 's registered population of 666 people, 181 lived on, and 485 lived outside, their reserve. [2]
The modern use of the caduceus as a symbol of medicine became established in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century as a result of well-documented mistakes and misunderstandings of symbology and classical culture. [3][4][5][6][7][8] Critics say the correct symbol for medicine is the Rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake ...
A Roman copy after a Greek original of the 5th century BCE (Museo Pio-Clementino, Rome) The caduceus (☤; / kəˈdjuːʃəs, - siəs /; Latin: cādūceus, from Greek: κηρύκειον kērū́keion "herald's wand, or staff") [b] is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology.
Atomarchus, Chilopoma, Eutaenia, Eutainia, Phamnovis, Prymnomiodon, Stypocemus, Tropidonote, Tropidonotus. Garter snake is the common name for small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis in the family Colubridae. They are native to North and Central America, ranging from central Canada in the north to Costa Rica in the south.
The eastern milk snake is a nocturnal hunter. It feeds primarily on mice but consumes other small mammals, snakes, birds, bird eggs, slugs, and other invertebrates. [16] Juveniles commonly eat other small snakes, amphibians, and insects. As they age, they tend to feed on more birds and rodents. [17]
Snake Island is a lake island located in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. After the War of 1812, these islands, along with Fox Island and Georgina Island were purchased by Chief Joseph Snake (a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation) from the British. The islands used to be headquarters to his father Chief Renatus Snake.
Wasauksing First Nation (formerly named as Parry Island First Nation, Ojibwe: Waaseyakosing, meaning: "Place that shines brightly in the reflection of the sacred light") [2] is an Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi First Nation band government whose reserve is located near Parry Sound in Ontario, Canada. Their reserve constitutes the Parry Island ...
The snake marks the third animal species named after Ford. He also inspired the name of an ant, called Pheidole harrisonfordi, and a spider, Caledonia harrisonfordi. (Getty)