Some might hesitate to swim in Man Drowned Himself Lake, close to 60 kilometres north of Deline, or walk along Old LadySA国际影视传媒檚 Ghost Creek across from WrigleySA国际影视传媒檚 new town at midnight in October when the evenings grow longer.

Not everyone knows the stories behind the traditional names of places around the NWT, but those who ask around can often still find an elder who knows them. Often, these names represent pieces of the history of the peoples who live nearby, and have been passed down orally for hundreds of years.

DelineSA国际影视传媒檚 Morris Neyelle says he heard the story behind Man Drowned Himself Lake, a few kilometres east of Lost Hill Lake, from an elder.

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SA国际影视传媒淲hat I heard was, there were two brothers that had went across that lake even though their boat wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 in good condition,SA国际影视传媒� says Neyelle. SA国际影视传媒淚t was a birch bark canoe.

SA国际影视传媒淭hey were cursed with medicine power. On their way back, even though they really didnSA国际影视传媒檛 have to cross the lake, they crossed it and thatSA国际影视传媒檚 where (the boat) collapsed on them and they both drowned. They were probably from around this area, somewhere.SA国际影视传媒�

Neyelle says he hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 been to the lake himself, but people often use it for their traplines, and it has good fishing.

Wrigley elder Gabe Hardisty says Old LadySA国际影视传媒檚 Ghost Creek was given its name close to 90 years ago. Among other creeks with more simple names SA国际影视传媒� Mountain People, Wrigley, SmithSA国际影视传媒檚, Hudson SA国际影视传媒� this one stands out.

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But, it wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 a spooky incident that gave the site its name.

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