In Canadian folklore, the Ogopogo is a lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Some scholars have charted the entity's development from First Nations folklore and widespread water monster folklore motifs.

2018年9月28日 · Indian legend describes a monster that would rise from the depths when storms battered the lake but the first documented sighting of Ogopogo was in 1972. Multiple witness accounts describe a creature with a long undulating body, several humps and …

The legend of Ogopogo is just one of many spooky Canadian sea serpent stories that meld First Nations folklore with modern-day mythology.

What is the story behind the Ogopogo? The story traces back to indigenous Syilx oral traditions, depicting it as a serpentine lake monster inhabiting Okanagan Lake. Is the Ogopogo real or fake? Its existence remains unverified, with sightings and anecdotal evidence fueling speculation about its reality. Is Ogopogo endangered?

2020年2月28日 · In Indigenous culture, nx̌aʔx̌ʔitkʷ—the word for Ogopogo in nsyilxcən, which is the language of the syilx/Okanagan people—is believed to be a spirit which takes on the form of an aquatic serpent while in Western culture, it is thought to be a large fish such as a sturgeon, a supposedly extinct species such as a plesiosaur or an ...

2012年9月9日 · Ogopogo is a fabled aquatic monster which is said to inhabit Okanagan Lake. The Salish called it "snake in the lake"; the Chinook called it "wicked one" and "great beast in the lake." Representation appeared in precontact petroglyphs.

2023年4月5日 · Deep in the depths of Lake Okanagan lurks a mysterious and elusive creature known as the Ogopogo. For centuries, this legendary lake monster has captured the imaginations of locals and tourists alike, inspiring countless stories and legends about its existence.

The Ogopogo is a legendary creature, native to British Columbia in Canada. “We have Ogopogo. Ogopogo is in, uh, um…the interior [of the province]. In Shuswap Lake, no? Is it Shuswap? ….Yeah. And it’s been photographed and it’s like a big long snake, it’s similar to the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

2025年1月23日 · Learn more about nx̌aʔx̌ʔitkʷ, the Spirit of the Lake, a sacred being in syilx/Okanagan culture. The myth of the lake monster, Ogopogo, was born through settler encounters and misunderstood interpretations of the Indigenous creature nx̌aʔx̌ʔitkʷ.

The Ogopogo is known in the Okanagan as a large green mythical lake monster similar to the Loch Ness Monster. The name Ogopogo originated from the imaginations of Clark Cumberland and Mark Strong, folk singers who performed “The Ogo Pogo: The Funny Foxtrot” (1924).