Perhaps Gazhekwe could help with this question, and others that may arise. A friend leased a small cottage at Walpole Island First Nation in the 1980s, on the perimeter road, looking out at the shipping channel. He would often see an older man, maybe 70 years old, walk just past the cottage and look into the yard behind the cottage, where an old dwelling once stood. Parts of the foundation and fireplace could be seen in the shrubs and tall grass there. He would pause about 30 seconds to a minute, then retrace his route in the direction he came from.
One Friday, when my friend arrived for a weekend stay, he noticed a half circle of stones, the open part of the circle facing the river, with a clam shell in the middle. Not wanting to disturb this, he left that area of the lawn uncut for the rest of the summer. In early November, when he winterized and boarded up the cottage, my friend noticed that the stones and shell were gone.
Is this a well known practice? Any comments?