A fireplace which destroyed the hay provide at Gray Raven Ranch has resulted in a fundraising initiative.
Based mostly on the Seine River First Nation, close to the Ontario and Minnesota border, Gray Raven’s purpose is to make sure the survival of the Ojibwe horses and to protect the distinctive Anishinaabe heritage of partnership with them. A particularly uncommon breed, there are lower than 200 Ojibwe horses left worldwide.
Ojibwe horses Mac and Sim with a younger man from Seine River First Nation. (Gray Raven Ranch picture)
In line with Thunder Bay Information Watch, workers at Gray Raven mentioned the September sixteenth fireplace was intentionally set – a truth the OPP had not confirmed at press time.
Within the article, Gray Raven Ranch director Kim Campbell is quoted as saying she first realized of the catastrophe from a textual content from ranch president, Darcy Whitecrow. “I bought this horrific image which I didn’t acknowledge at first, imagine it or not,” Campbell informed the information outlet. “We’ve had lots of people who’ve executed silly issues up to now, go in there and smoke a cigarette, however we’ve by no means had the entire barn burn down so shortly and so scorching,” she mentioned.
The construction was 24′ x 24′ and was used for storing hay for its herd of horses.
Campbell launched a GoFundMe to purchase extra hay and to have it transported to the ranch. “We do fundraisers all year long. We do a giant occasion at Quetico Provincial Park,” she informed the Thunder Bay Information Watch. “The very last thing we had been anticipating is to have the barn burned down simply on the level of the yr after we’ve moved all of the hay in there.”
The marketing campaign has reached its $5,000 purpose donations are nonetheless welcome in direction of subsequent yr’s wants. For those who want to donate, go to right here.
