When the Spirit Calls: The Killings at Hannah Bay
Edward J. Hedican, "When the Spirit Calls: The Killings at Hannah Bay"
English | ISBN: 1487546661 | 2023 | 448 pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 1487546661 | 2023 | 448 pages | PDF | 5 MB
In January 1832, in the most southern part of Ontario’s James Bay, an elderly Cree man by the name of Quapakay was told by the spirits of the shaking tent that in order to survive the winter, he was required to "spoil" the post at Hannah Bay, a Hudson's Bay Company goose hunting station. Following the directions of the spirits, Quapakay and his sons carried out this ill-fated task, resulting in the deaths of sixteen occupants of the Hannah Bay post. Now known as the "Hannah Bay Massacre," the victims included fur trader William Corrigal, the postmaster and his wife, and seven other Indigenous people.
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