sparing her tribe from the attack. The legend claims that one can see Green Mantle when looking into the mist of Kakabeka Falls, a monument to the princess that gave her life to save her people. Other versions of the legend say she came across the Sioux herself, and later jumped out of the canoe ahead of the falls and swam to shore, leaving the Sioux to go over the falls, then ran back to the camp to warn her people. Kakabeka Falls in art The most famous painting featuring the falls, painted by Lucius Richard O'Brien in 1882, is held by the National Gallery of Canada. Frances Anne Hopkins, whose historic paintings are well known for her portrayal of Canadian life, painted the portage around the falls in 1877. Her painting, "The Red River Expedition at Kakabeka Falls, Ontario", depicts the Red River Expedition of 1870 portaging around the falls on its way to the Red River Colony to interdict Louis Riel. See also Kakabeka Generating Station Kaministiquia River References External links Firstpeople.us - Princess of the Mist: The legend of Princess Green Mantle National Gallery of Canada - Lucius R. O'Brien - Kakabeka Falls, Kamanistiquia River (1882) Collections Canada - Frances Anne Hopkins - The Red River Expedition at Kakabeka Falls, Ontario (1877) Kaministiquia River Landforms of Thunder Bay District Portages in Canada Waterfalls of Ontario Canadian folklore Tourist attractions in Thunder Bay District Protected areas of Thunder Bay District