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The British Columbia Folklore Society
Some Examples of British Columbia Folklore.
Ogopogo: Although this name for the lake monster was first coined in, 1912, a creature in Okanagan Lake has existed in local Indian legend for centuries. It was by them called N'ha-a-itk or Naitaka), Sacred Creature of the Water. Later they called it Lake Demon. Under the name Ogopogo the creature of legend is now the popular tourist mascot of Kelowna.
Reports of sightings of the Ogopogo still crop up, from ...
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