Reg Bacon
"Spirit of the North"

This banner is a depiction of the copper thunderbird; which was Norval Morrisseau’s given name by his Shaman grandfather.

This banner is actually a gift to Rhonda Bobinski as an apology for a small misunderstanding that Reg and Rhonda had. They were able to come to an amicable solution and Rhonda was soon after presented with this banner.  I (Rhonda) felt that Reg’s spirit of giving truly captures the spirit of the north and the importance of respect and understanding in our small community. With that thought in mind, I decided that Reg’s banner should be displayed in the community.

The banner was originally painted during the Woodland Art Festival, which Reg was an important part of. The Manitoulin Island theatre group De-ba-jeh-mu-jig came to Red Lake and had a banner painting night. This is what Reg decided to paint.