Chaba Imne
Chaba Imne - Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park
Maligne Lake was originally known as Chaba Imne (Beaver Lake) by the Stoney Nation. As a child in the late 19th century, Samson Beaver visited the lake to fish with his father. They called it Chaba Imne. He drew the first map of the lake and for a time it became known as Beaver Lake. The tallest mountain on the shore of the lake, Sampson Peak, is named after him. In 1907 , Mary Schaffer, a North American naturalist, is the first non-native to have visited the lake with the help of a map drawn for her by Sampson Beaver. She named it Maligne (MAH-LEEN) Lake. It is derived from the French word for wicked, likely due to the turbulent river waters.
Schaffer lobbied to have Maligne Lake included in Jasper National Park. Without her efforts, Maligne Lake might not have been preserved for the benefit and pleasure of future generations.
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