Grey Owl ( or Wa-sha-quon-asin, from the Ojibwe wenjiganoozhiinh, meaning " great horned owl " or " great grey owl ") was the name Archibald Belaney ( September 18, 1888 – April 13, 1938 ) adopted when he took on a First Nations identity as an adult.

In his experiences with the Ojibwe Indians, Belaney learned the Aboriginal harvesting techniques, trapping, and Ojibwe culture.

Archibald Stansfeld Belaney was born in September 1888, near Hastings, England.

Born to George Belaney and his wife Katherine ( Kittie ) Cox, Archie was mostly of English descent on both sides ; his paternal grandfather had come from Scotland and married in England.

Kittie had left Archie in the care of his father's mother Juliana Belaney and his two younger sisters, Julia Caroline Belaney and Janet Adelaide Belaney, whom the boy would know as Aunt Carry and Aunt Ada.

Belaney later told his publisher his father was Scottish.

The Belaney name does have roots in Scotland.

The Belaney boy attended Hastings Grammar School, where he excelled in subjects such as English, French and Chemistry.

As a boy, Belaney was known for pranks, such as using his Grammar School chemistry to make small bombs.

Fascinated by Native Americans, Belaney read about them and drew them in the margins of his books.

Belaney left Hastings Grammar School and started work as a clerk with a timber company located behind St Helen's Wood.

There Belaney and his friend George McCormick perfected the arts of knife throwing and marksmanship.

Belaney turned his creativity to pursuits other than work.

On March 29, 1906 Belaney boarded the SS.

Belaney emigrated, ostensibly to study agriculture.

Belaney enlisted with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force ( CEF ) on May 6, 1915 during World War I.

Belaney was wounded in January 1916, and then more seriously on April 24, 1916, with a shot through the foot.

Belaney decided to go to Toronto to earn money in the retail industry with aims of travelling farther north.

Before heading to Northern Ontario to stay with the Guppy Family in Lake Timiskaming, Belaney was keen to become a guide and continued to educate himself in nature.

Before becoming a trapper, Belaney sought first hand experience to learn the basic skills of a woodsman and apprenticed himself to Bill Guppy.

Bill taught Belaney how to use snow-shoes and the basics of trapping, including how to place several types of trap.

For two years, Belaney worked as a chore boy and also made a trip back to England.

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