Embodying the stylistic traits of the Woodland School, like his contemporaries, Kakegamic's artwork draws upon traditional Anishinaabe motifs, spiritual ideologies, and cultural tales. Like his former brother-in-law Norval Morrisseau, Goyce Kakegamic's art is characterized by vibrant hues, striking formlines, and the unique "x-ray" style. His graphic works frequently feature animals and spiritual entities, which carry symbolic meanings rooted in Anishinaabe culture. Of the fish in particular, Elizabeth McLuhan notes, "The fish also looms large in Ojibway cosmology as a major source of food, and so a force upon which Indians [sic] depend" [1].

1. Elizabeth McLuhan, Norval Morrisseau and the Emergence of the Image Makers, (Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1984), p. 100