[2 HOUR LONG Cryptozoology Documentary] Ogopogo: Canada's Loch Ness Monster

[@WK-47]

As a Scot, I appreciate the (sober as always) mention of Loch Ness instead of just a casual reference to Nessie. As you show us when you jump from there to Okanagan in Google Earth, like the rest of the British Isles, geography is on a completely different scale in N. America - but in a country as small as Scotland, it's easy to miss the fact that Loch Ness is part of a larger waterway that actually cuts the whole thing in half. Between all the lochs, rivers and canals, you could technically travel from one part of the Atlantic to another while crossing the length of Loch Ness. (You know, if you want to get to Norway from Ireland but hate flying.) It's so slender and winding that it's not even obvious on a map, and even standing on the south shore of Loch Ness, you can see the north side easily, but lengthways it just seems to go on forever even on clear days. Again, no big deal if you're used to the likes of Lake Ontario, but it's something else in Britain. Anyway, rant over - let me just say, you're a credit to Canada as both a creative and a scholar. Your work shows great passion and dedication but also sincerity and a knack for storytelling. Thanks for sharing that with us, keep it up and stay blessed!

[@batboylives]

My Uncle is from Scotland. He moved to Canada when he was 20 to work for the Hudson's Bay Company. While working in Moose Factory, he met my Aunt. His last name is Yorke. I am a Cree of the Moose Cree First Nation. Great man, from a Great Country rich in History. Proud to have a Uncle born and raised in Scotland.

[@carlfisher6771]

I'm a truck driver so I have a lot of time to listen to stuff. Hammerson is one of my favorite jams. The Thunderbird episode is the best of the subject on youtube. And This one is badass dude!

[@sasqetshenkley1190]

Few things in life equal the sheer joy and edification of a 2½ hour expedition chasing lake monsters in a leaky birch bark canoe with the Canadian Lore Hammer! That was a phenomenal piece of work!

[@paulkcormier]

AMEN

[@WaylonCampbell]

Dude! Yes! I'm so ready for this! My favorite youtuber, on one of my favorite topics, and over 2 hours? Your work is much appreciated sir! Thank you.

[@lindasue8719]

What Waylon said!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@quantumpotential7639]

Are you into Sasquatch? He's out there, looming. Now let us pray 🙏 Thanks

[@sherryblanton2029]

​@@quantumpotential7639 I Am! All of the Nephelim Creatures Fascinate me❗

[@aspiknf]

@@quantumpotential7639 Wow, Sasquatch is badass and, If he still exists (or ever existed), I wanna see him!

[@oligultonn]

The lore of the natives and the fur traders of Canada is priceless. Getting to hear their stories is an honour.

[@lorimiller4301]

Except for the part where they're going to throw a dog into the water. Glad he got his. That's the real demon in this story.

[@autumnglow840]

It’s interesting that many water based crypto snake-like creatures are described with the same two distinct features: horse head and humps. Nessie, Ogopogo, and also where i live: in Sweden, we have Storsjöodjuret (”The great lake-monster”). All described in a strikingly similar way.

[@mq9893]

Wow, that's right. Similar to Champ as well from Lake Champlain, USA Great Lakes I just learned about Storsjoodjuret's tale & history. * Thank you @Autumn 🐉🐴♏🐲

[@sasquatchrosefarts]

Just a giant pipefish. Sturgeon, at 20 feet long, are closely related to catfish....which can be a few inches..... Just like a pipefish . Could be supernatural, but it seems lockness and okanogan monsters are abberrantly large pipefish.

[@garyfrancis6193]

And in Kyushu Japan.

[@mq9893]

@@garyfrancis6193 Going to check that history/origin out. Thanks Gary

[@nancyaltimus6794]

@@sasquatchrosefarts maybe.

[@kaminsod4077]

Holy hell over 2 hours of Hammerson out of nowhere, made my day.

[@andrewmckeown6786]

Retweet (Thats what all the cool kids are saying👍)

[@douglasmorgan9873]

Mine too !

[@CaptainHook86]

Sounds like ancient descriptions of dragons. Who, interestingly are supposed to reside in abysses of water around the earth. THAT, makes sense if a person has common sense knowing that science is full of lies and scoffers

[@SentientDMT]

My night at work became instantly better knowing I'll have this to listen to in the lab

[@itchyscratchythebarbarian9306]

Ogopogo has nothing over manipogo!

[@davids-k1056]

Watching this on the shore of the Okanagan lake right now

[@BeliefHolePodcast]

🔥 This is by far the best and most in depth video on Ogopogo, or probably any ‘criptid” for that matter, I’ve ever seen. Please, keep them coming Hammerson!

[@risboturbide9396]

Hammerson is great!

[@marktwain368]

Outstanding work, Hammerson! A tale that has needed to be told and who better than yourself? This is the real Canadian content!

[@dinodemauro4855]

🔨 Hammered Documentation, so very much appreciated, tediously tough labor of intense interest. So very much appreciated, keep rocking on thank you Mr.Hammerson Peters

[@austintrousdale2397]

What’s scarier than a lake monster in the flesh? Looking down at your screen and seeing that somehow, you’ve disliked an HP video! Changed that really quick! 👍 Thanks for having provided a perspective on the cryptid that I’d not heard/read before, and congratulations on having wrapped this ambitious project!

[@jasonmikuletic7260]

Thanks for your indepth information about this, I'm a born local in West Kelowna. You have given more insight and information on this than I have I consumed through out my life. Thanks for putting the work in good job.

[@freddodge8302]

Really love this chanell.....the long format is a wonderful gift.....

[@catyear75]

One of my Crypto-Favorites ! Thanks for all your work making this !!

[@halfvisual]

Priceless info and your dedication to the research on this one is heroic to say the least.

[@theawesomedad2245]

Wow! You weren't kidding when you said you had something "Big" coming . Awesome, I love it!!

[@brianbelden2449]

I LOVE the lake monster material more than any other cryptid. Would love to see you cover CHAMP from Lake Champlain also.

[@akrobatish]

meh

[@quantumpotential7639]

I was camping on Lake Champlain and I saw him one morning when I had bacon eggs and hash browns on the grill. I threw extra bacon on the grill to lure him in. I knew he couldn't resist the smell of bacon. Love and behold, he poked his huge head out of the water near the edge of the campsite and I knew he was there for the bacon. I love bacon (who doesn't right) and knew Champ would love it too. And he did. What a camping trip. 😊

[@kennethbest5351]

Have you ever seen the Turkish sea monster best sea monster video I have ever seen

[@b.5191]

HOLY GUACAMOLE!!!! 2.5 hours?!?! This just made my day!!!!!! Perfect way to end the day!! Thank YOU, Hammerson my Friend!!!! 🙋‍♂️🤸‍♂️

[@laddergoatlol]

Born and raised in Kelowna, and this is a pleasant surprise to stumble upon. I've never fully delved into ogopogo more. Thank you for this my dude, very well done.

[@cherrypickerguitars]

This was absolutely fantastic! I’m a “green horn” having just arrived in the Okanagan in May 2022, from southern Ontario. In the 1980’s I lived in Calgary and would bring my wife and daughters here on vacation. It took me 35 years to get back here, to retire. I’ve studied the Ogopogo lore since we decided to move here over two years ago. This was the best info I’ve found! And I loved the history lesson on the entire area, too! New sub! Peace

[@violettaeve]

Thank you for this rich and comprehensive examination of Okanagan history and legend. I’ve lived here my whole life and have not heard most of the things you described. This is so special to me. Thank you very much ❤

[@theclubvids]

Wow... havn't watched yet.. but wow.. what a treat today with this huge upload.

[@DabWillDoIt]

I grew up on Okanagan lake out in Parker cove can say I saw something more then once

[@darryll4049]

This is one hell of a video. I can't watch it all just yet today but I will be listening to this while I play some video games when I get a chance tonight. Thank you sir for this fascinating study!

[@masonfaraday9020]

I’ve waited for you to talk about Ogopogo for quite awhile now. Very much worth the wait.

[@JM-do6wc]

Wow I mean wow!! I started this last night and finished it today and I'm just blown away! Your expertise in presenting this with such professional research is amazing. Here in North Carolina we have stories of lake monsters in Badin Lake and Lake Norman. The one in Lake Norman they call him Normie

[@WK-47]

Normie is a slightly unfortunate nickname. I wonder if he gets bullied by other lake monsters.

[@JM-do6wc]

@@WK-47 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelhanford8139]

I cant speak for others but long format videos are preferable. When it comes to good stories, the longer the better❤️

[@cowboykelly6590]

I Definitely have to Agree Sir .🤠🖖

[@nancyaltimus6794]

When the material is there, as is it is in this one, I agree.

[@quantumpotential7639]

You're a story lover at ❤️. 💪

[@sonofthebigguyenemyofcornp4403]

I already hit like before I even listened. I know this is going to be awesome.

[@ShirleeKnott]

same and scrolled down liking every comment and reply for the algorithm while listening to the intro

[@78deathface]

Wow. Incredible work, man. I grew up on Okanagan lake, always on the lookout…

[@mathiefranchuk1624]

Hearing history superbly told like this makes me proud to be a Canadian and BCer as all these stories and accounts are told among places I have lived and loved in my own hauntingly beautiful backyard. Thank you so much 💓

[@En_Marche]

Once again, Hammerson, you’ve outdone your most excellent self! Kudos!!

[@castironskilletgranny]

Excellent work. It touched my heart to hear this is a labor of love for sweet family. Thank you for sharing that detail.

[@roddmatsui3554]

50+ years of intense interest in cryptozoo topics here, so seeing this huge, extensively researched presentation is basically like a huge and wonderful gift.

[@thehuntsman7087]

Love me some sea monster stories!!

[@RB-420]

This is amazing work

[@vikingskuld]

Wow awesome video and a really great subject. Thank you for all your doing I can't tell you how much I really appreciate your videos. They are a big highlight to the day to get to watch. Thanks again, I can say I'm sure others get just as excited to see your videos. This week I had been going back through and rewatching all your videos.

[@SamIamIam]

Thank you for sharing your information with us. I live in Kelowna and every time I go to the lake I keep my eyes open hoping to catch a view or picture, if I ever get a picture I will send it to you. Thank you again. Love your info of Canada.

[@jamiehanna45]

What I could never get past was the idea that the "monster" was so viscous in past reports until it was a money maker and all of a sudden Ogogpogo is a a mascot or some friendly lake protector

[@stiffhombre1507]

Fantastic video on a topic near and dear to my heart! I was born and raised in Okanagan Landing and saw Ogopogo with my own eyes on two occasions in the 80s. Thank you for your quality research.

[@austinsy8056]

What did the ogopogo look like?

[@squiddles8]

Beautiful scenery and enthralling narration

[@araby8422]

Awesome depiction! Glad to hear they’re still reporting sightings to this day!

[@risboturbide9396]

Hammerson is the best!

[@WesloTheHandsome]

Well Done Hammerson‼️💯👍🏻👍🏻

[@hellknightmordred7655]

I live in kelowna, I am beyond stoked you have done a video of this length about the creature of the lake. Thank you so much. p.s. some of this video I have watched on the shores of okanagan lake. Very enchanting place to do so.

[@Occult_Detective]

Great work thanks

[@gerrilynvandekerkhove2739]

Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into this video! It is so interesting, and kept my attention the whole time. You’re attention to detail is superb!! Not only is this video filled with extraordinary information about the Ogopogo, but it also inspires the watchers in their writing skills to use meaningful and high quality vocabulary to keep the readers/watchers interested. Thank you so much again for capturing the essence not only of a great author and youtuber, but also a great cousin.

[@HammersonPeters]

I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@owenthomas1045]

@@HammersonPeters What happened to the Frank Graves interview?

[@benridge6570]

Excellent, has always enjoy your videos. Your friend's in Northern ldaho. Of course never go gentle into the good night.

[@OctopusWithNoFriends]

HOT OFF THE PRESSES! Thanks, HP. I deeply appreciate all your videos, these lake and forest monster research videos especially. 💚💚💚👽🐻🐲🦕

[@imalright2837]

Fantastic work great job! Thanks for taking the time to do this

[@JahBreed]

Ogopogo. I'd wager it's the same monster we see all over Canada that travels via an underwater network. They see it in the Nelson River for crying out loud.

[@Bobby-Dingers]

Under water network, you don't think the creature can slither on land?

[@JahBreed]

@@Bobby-Dingers Naw. The breadth of range of this brand of Cryptid is too far. When I say Nelson River I mean just off of Hudson Bay. That monster shares the same description as does the one named Winnipogo in the cluster of great lakes just south and about 5000km? From the Okanogan but all the regions share a spot along the Canadian Shield which is threaded with aquifers. It's kind of interesting.

[@michaelhanford8139]

Fwiw, in Thailand & probably southeast Asia in general, likely coming from India along with the name of the creature, they say all waterways are connected beneath the ground & the naga (a race of intelligent & magical snake creatures) use this fact to travel among the waterways.

[@JahBreed]

@@michaelhanford8139 It's not impossible!

[@Bobby-Dingers]

I heard a story of somebody seeing one of these creatures on land.

[@jameshitt3263]

Outstanding work! The quality is top notch, but it retains all of that character that we love. I have to comment on the understated and haunting music. And those ghostly vocal harmonies are a great addition!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for saying so! I'm glad you like the music.

[@agangstersparadise1]

What a pleasant surprise!

[@lorchid23]

Some may not appreciate long-form content, but I LOVE it!! Fantastic job!! 💯

[@lindasue8719]

👍🏼 #IDontDoShorts LOL I have an attention span. 😁Nothing well-reseached and interesting seems "long".

[@lorchid23]

@@lindasue8719 - Very true. I like to listen whilst puttin’ around the house, doing laundry, cooking, grocery shopping, etc. And I often catch myself thinking “Dang, it’s over already??”

[@johnnicholas1488]

Very well done . Our host has made a very important contribution to our culture. I hope that his fine craftsmanship is enjoyed and referenced in centuries to come. It is worthy. I feel this old man owes the author an indebtedness, but at 74 years I am struggling to get by as I can't even cut firewood or do odd jobs to pick up a few bucks to reward our host as I am broke down by a stroke. Not to beg pity. I am enjoying the education I am getting listening to good materials like this one. I am getting the education towards the end of my days which was not possible in my youth. Bless our host. And you too fellow voyagers.

[@graceyjewels7148]

May God restore you to health, In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@jeffh7021]

That was really good. I live in Kelowna and I learned a lot today. Thanks!

[@rapierduell]

Thnx for all the work you put into this

[@livescript4462]

Omg thank uuuu. I remember learning about the ogopogo from like mystery hunters or popular mechanics for kids back in the day

[@wolfwoman9261]

Thankyou for this video ! I live on Vancouver Island and found this very interesting. I love folklore and legends ♥️

[@lenBrill1971]

Watching from Kelowna British Columbia Canada. She's harmless!!! But she does have a thing for horse meat. Just sayin. . . 🇨🇦👍🇨🇦 Edit. . . . I have 2 good friends who both say they seen Ogopogo. Both are Christian older men not the type to lie. One was in a small boat and he saw a wake working it's way in his direction. It was a v-shaped wake. What ever was causing the wake was only a few inches under the surface of the water. As it come only a few feet from his boat it dove only deep enough to avoid hitting the boat. As it went under the boat he could see it's back. It was as wide as an elephants back and bringled in colour. His best judgement on length was about 30 feet plus. He moved to the other side of the boat to observe it as it made it's way but it continued a deeper dive and it's colour helped it dissappear in only a couple of feet of water. The other fellow was sitting on a hillside looking down on the lake with his wife. She had brought him a lunch on his work lunch break and they were enjoying a calm warm moment. They both notice something in the water at the same time. They said it was as wide as a school bus and around 50 foot plus in length. It's colour was only slightly lighter than the lake water. These two fellows know each other and the second agreed it's colour could explain for what he witnessed.

[@graceyjewels7148]

Very cool witness accounts! Thank you.

[@wordstohisbrideministries5284]

Very good and informative video. You're videos have made me want to visit Canada for an extended vacation.

[@pinoycartalk]

You are so effin underrated man, I hope you get a docusereies deal someday! Love your content!

[@mikeshell4214]

An excellent presentation!!! Definitely the best documentary I've ever seen on this subject. I know you put a lot of work into this channel, and I appreciate your talent and efforts. Thank you!!!!

[@thecrone7964]

PBS is missing a great opportunity for a well done unique TV show. The level of research is quite impressive as is the effort to provide fairly accurate pronunciation of native words. Two full hours and I did not once feel the temptation to fast forward. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@JPBroadcasting]

Wow...2 hrs on my own back yard...what a trip to wake up to! Thank you for making this! I'm always trying to explain this to tourists lol. Will be a bit easier to just send this to them!

[@ULTRAVIOLENCECHANNEL]

I'll watch this near the actual lake lmao amazing

[@TheSkateNsnow]

Checking in from Vancouver 💯👊🏼

[@lindasue8719]

Hi, neighbour! 😁 Happy Thanksgiving!

[@TheSkateNsnow]

@@lindasue8719 happy thanks giving :) ❤️

[@Bobby-Dingers]

Give Hammerson a👍thumbs up for the video.

[@MM-1225]

My goodness gracious this Documentary is absolutely magnificent!!!

[@MrPrincebass99]

I went to hockey school in Penticton in the summer of '76 and swam in that cold lake. (I'm Texan and my blood was a little thin for that. Ha!) The most beautiful place I had seen in my life, but the lake area made me somewhat tense, like swimming in the ocean and thinking of sharks.

[@shellic5166]

I am from Kelowna on the Okangan Lake...born and raised. I know two people I trusted that said they have seen the Ogopogo. Not only that, one saw a baby along side the parent. I myself have seen weird waves that gave me pause, but can't say I have actually seen it. The people I knew that saw it, didn't just see a wave they saw the creature. I trusted them enough to say now that I believe that it exists even if I have not seen it. Maybe one day I will get to add my name to the people who have seen it.

[@graceyjewels7148]

Cool!

[@BoshiYoshi]

Your documentaries are so amazing and well researched, the stories and tales are so interesting and the narration is so relaxing. I really enjoy listening to these while resting. They're the perfect thing to unwind to.

[@Redster3]

Been following you for two years or so now, probably coming up to 3 soon. You’ve flourished man. I admire your content and all of their historical, fantastical, and cultural aspects. Stay blessed and keep on recording!

[@miltron]

Well researched, and well done! I had to watch this in two sessions, but this production is worth taking the time.

[@livescript4462]

Ur work is so good man - so cohesive, beautifully put together.

[@nancyaltimus6794]

Totally agree!

[@WindWolfAlpha]

If there were a woodcarving made of this wee beastie, would that make it an... ogopogo stick?

[@rahawa774]

Dreadful! 😂

[@Lexpatt]

😂😂😂

[@mq9893]

You are the best Hammerson...Legend! *That's great you didn't simply call Sasquatch 1) an animal & 2) Bigfoot. "Man may be master's at tech and video games but Sasquatch/Sabe is the land's guardian. Yep.. Smarter.."

[@whitefordpipeshandmadebymi7238]

Awesome presentation! Wow what a lesson,.leaned so much! Very entertaining, excellent job man ! Peace ✌️ from Welland Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@cowboykelly6590]

Wholly Sea Creatures ! Thank you for this Sir . Much Respect and Blessings to you and your family . 🤠🖖

[@ace1234LIVE]

This is fantastic! So well studied and put together!

[@joyborkwood8771]

My grandmother is the journalist and author, who wrote about the spider woman. Thank you for including her in your video.

[@andrewmills3842]

This is great man! Thanks for all the hard work!

[@naomiseraphina9718]

Thank you, most sincerely, for the tremendous amount of work you've done to create this wonderful and fascinating video! I am more mystified and intrigued than ever about this uniquely compelling aquatic phenomenon after hearing the many reports that your painstaking research has brought together. Since I was a child, I have been attracted by the mystery of Ogopogo, which lives not terribly far from my own home in America's Pacific Northwest. I have long fantasized about putting together my own expedition to Lake Okanagan, which would involve silence, patience, and areal and underwater photography, rather than engine-powered craft and invasive sonar signals. Perhaps, resources permitting, I may one day put my dream excursion into real-life motion, and thus realize the ambition of a lifetime... At least now I know that the time to venture northward and set sail is the month of July, and that the ideal time to observe the water is in the afternoon, (rather than dawn or dusk as I had previously imagined.) Whether or not I ever manage to assemble the crew and materials I need in order to attempt such a venture, your investigative research has certainly furnished me with much food for thought. I no longer place any real hope in my earlier hypothesis that the Ogopogo creature may be some undiscovered species of giant eel, for instance. As bizarre as the possibility still seems, I am now leaning toward the basilosaurus as a more likely candidate, or even (maybe?) the plesiosaurus? The possibility that Lake Okanagan may also be some type of Keelian "window area" is also too obvious to be completely discounted out of hand. Were that to be so, perhaps creatures from parallel realities, might come and go occasionally, thus accounting for the varied range of morphology observed in the denizens of its waters. Still, I wouldn't jump to such an outre conclusion without loads of additional supporting evidence, and the creatures of Lake Okanagan do certainly seem, for the most part, to be of a consistent type. Again, I thank you for your hard work, and for your willingness to publicly share the information you've collected. Gradually, as the remaining mysteries of our world become more clearly understood, and such rare animals accepted as established fact, people such as yourself will be respected as pioneers who helped to shed necessary light and who showed the way towards understanding. Skeptics be damned! There is clearly something wondrously strange in that lake, and I fervently hope that it will be properly understood within our lifetimes. Blessings to you in all your future endeavors. Respectfully, --N

[@tvqnders]

Wonderful. I hope you can one day follow through on that dream excursion.

[@sherryblanton2029]

If you care to examine some Biblical evidence, I've posted a comment which presently is at the top of the comments.

[@michaelmcneela4277]

Your cryptid videos are great! Especially these long form ones. Thank you!

[@moodypoetsociety]

Soooo this is my favourite! I’m from Beaverdel but grew up learning a lot about the Okanagan history growing up and recognize all these places! I now live in the Similkameen and REALLY loved the history on this part. Also, I am friends with many of the descendants of people talked about in this video! I also gather stories from the Natives in these parts and got really excited to know many of these things and now want to get more stories of the lore of these parts. Keremeos has LOTSSSS of native history. I’d be beyond excited if you did a video about the battle with the Spanish Conquistadors… just sayin’ it’s my favourite story and has so much information still present in the in oral tradition

[@nancyaltimus6794]

Wow. I'd love to hear more about the conquistadors! Only of the more in-depth tales I've heard about them are from New Mexico. And barely about them traveling north-east from there.

[@moodypoetsociety]

@@nancyaltimus6794 maybe I’ll have to make a video! Keremeos was the last place the conquistadors got to in interior BC. The natives got surprised and a lot of them got killed but once they got their baring they went up into the mountains and with their knowledge of the land and high ground, took them all out! There is many spiritual aspects involved and by story and experience know much about this land and it’s spirits. There is a reason whenever people speak about the Similkameen, they have an extra infinity for it. Ghost trails and gold mines also has this obvious excitement for the area when spoken about historically. That’s off topic and just me expressing love for this place

[@lorimiller4301]

The story talks about the blue water but these pictures sure don't show it. I don't know how that's possible because the Okanagan Lake is stunning in it's blueness. How unfortunate. It has such a unique colour.

[@moodypoetsociety]

@@lorimiller4301 super random but I feel the urge to share; Last week I believe it was, there was an article in the local Kelowna news about an ogopogo spotting… WITH A PICTURE!! Pretty well timed, since this video is pretty new

[@llCoupDEtatll]

I am from the Okanagan, but nobody really talks about the origins of the legend here, so it's nice to hear deep research into it.

[@furcifur3]

2.5 hours of HP, oh man. Is it Christmas?

[@Malchus13]

Awesome thanks for this. I grew up in Penticton and my Nanna said she used to have conversations with the Ogopogo. RIP. Id recommend getting in touch with the Westside Native Band and ask them. I had some stories told to me at the En'owkin Centre as a child. If i remember corectly there used to even be human sacrifices(offerings) of people captured from warring tribes. And also that there are underwater tunnels going from Okanagan lake to Skaha lake. Also I was waiting to see if you mentioned it, im only half an hour in, but you keep showing the lake from satellite images, so I want to point out that the lake it self is in the shape of a two horned serpent with a hump. Or possibly a fork tailed serpent with a hump. ;) just some fun facts.

[@Bobby-Dingers]

Talked to em? Interesting.

[@cowboykelly6590]

😯 .. wow, excellent.

[@cutekanjii]

It's very annoying when u hear modern day ignorance when talking about native cultures throughout the world and the ancient (and in some cases not so ancient...) practice of human sacrifice. You see it portrayed in horror or fictional historical based movies as a bunch of natives capturing their enemies or white strangers as their human sacrifices. Well i don't think people seem to understand the deffinition or the concept of sacrifice! A sacrifice is about giving up something that has previous meaning to you. It must be something you care about & need therefore have to go without in exchange for a later reward usualy for the greater good of the group. Or as an appeasment to stop the wrath of the gods like during a destructive storm. These cultures may have been a bit "unscientific" compared to the standards of today but thdy weren't stupid and just bloodthirstily started slitting throats left, right & centre of any outsider they came across as some sort of "offering" they may well have on rare occasions done so for blood rites etc. But nowhere near as often as portrayed and they did understand the whole concept of a sacrifice. They weren't foolish enough to try and "trick" the gods by "sacrificing" their enemies or complete strangers knowing that the gods would be aware these were people that they did not care for nor would not miss which defeats the purpose of a sacrifices. They would risk the wrath of the gods by doing that. Unfortunately most human sacrifices were of their own children. Thankfuly it doesn't happen much now apart from the behind the scenes illuminati organised "Epstein Island" type of thing which is not so much a sacrifice as in what i've just described as these are not their own children but it's more a black magic, satanic ritual. Based upon suffering & the negative energy created. Plus these scumbags get off on it & fhe sexual exploitation of these poor kids. They may get away with it & escape justice in this world but they will meet eterrnal justice in the next!

[@Malchus13]

@@cutekanjii i appreciate your points. I am first nations, Metis actually. Im just relaying what i remember being told as a child by the Okanagan people themselves. Perhaps we can say "offering" instead of "sacrifice". It is worth noting that virtually all amerindian tribes were warlike. And non were completely pacifist. And some of them such as the Kiowa and Apache could be very brutal and violent. But non more-so than the Comanche. Who terrorized the great plaisn al the way to mexico. And even instilled fear into the hearts of the colonialists.and were well known for scalping practices.

[@lindasue8719]

Thanks for that fun fact!

[@RandomTrinidadian]

The Canadian Loch Ness..... But seriously, there is Ogopogo, Caddy and maybe Champ (?), But what other lake monsters Canada have?

[@risboturbide9396]

Caddy? Where was it seen?

[@bri.g.5105]

Cadboro bay area

[@cutekanjii]

Champ. That is in one in Lake Champlain, isn't that a Lake that stretches from the US and into Canada?

[@graceyjewels7148]

Tons, per capita, I believe were #1.

[@kendallpiccolo9559]

I have been really enjoying your videos and the effort to orient the locations of stories and footage of the area to add geographic context to the stories. I'm from Washington State, and an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, of which the Okanogan are part of now and really appreciate the work you go to in order to find real stories and take a more serious tone when describing tribal stories and myth. Also I worked in the History & Archaeology department and if it makes you feel better about the length of time from your request for information, your source might be trying to schedule interviews with witnesses which can be difficult, especially with elders, or compiling such sources. We have a fairly robust department to work on such requests and still takes us a while to compile them if the right kinds of stories are not already transcribed, if it's a smaller or less well funded department it could take much much longer, hang in there! Thanks again for all the work

[@natureandknives]

Epic!!!!! I live 2 mins from this lake and it's basically our beach in the backyard. This lake is massive and connects to many other lakes via underground waterway tunnels.

[@TheShadowInTheMask]

two and a half hours fuck yes this is what im talking aboot

[@SirianXM]

I have lived in Okanagan Valley for 30 years. My wife and I have both had experiences with Ogo from childhood to adulthood. I've always felt this incredible creature is a spiritual guardian of this incredible ecosystem. Thank you for this in-depth video on our home 🙏

[@SolidGeddoe]

Does it eat people ?

[@SirianXM]

@@SolidGeddoe not that I know of, but I've heard stories of tourists disrespecting the lake and having scary experiences with it. A good lesson there

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

​@@SolidGeddoeyes .ocasionaĺy.

[@nastytechniquez9685]

As a born and raised Okanagan community member I thank you for this massive project dedicated to our amazing legend/myth

[@midnightsentry84]

holy crap you put a lot of effort into this video, i've seen it too once. it was at least fifty feet long and corkscrewing its way up the ottawa river. its a giant eel. its color is dark leathery brown.

[@burntofferings3770]

As I watch this I can't help thinking how similar Okanagan and Akhenaten are. Strange.

[@lindasue8719]

Oh! ...wow! 😮 Great observation!

[@canadianmmaguy7511]

Thank you. Next step, to look for mounds

[@pigatey]

That was spellbinding as usual! Fascinating recounts. I live in Trail and am familiar with many locales mentioned.

[@paulkcormier]

noone else even comes close to the value and integrity of hammerson peters stuff

[@redgirl696]

Thank you for another masterpiece of lore and mystery!

[@branchsnapper2228]

Another brilliant documentary HP

[@DarmacQ]

Amazing video, thank you for all your hard work