Indigenous cartography may focus on stories, ever-changing landscapes,[3] and traditional knowledge.
It can reclaim traditional land names and spaces, including sacred areas.
It tracks the tribe's journey their original territory in the Zhiiwitaagani-gichigami (Atlantic Ocean) to the Nayaano-nibiimaang Gichigamiin (Great Lakes).
The story uses symbols, such as bird migration and a bear carrying a pack of life and coming across different lakes with his tongue, to portray geographic locations including the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, the Lachine Rapids to Mattawa, the French River to Lake Huron, through the Straits of Mackinac to Sault Ste.
The scroll was created and the story was retold by Eshkwaykeeshik (James Red Sky).