Erika+Manfred's photos with the keyword: First Nations

HFF und ein schönes Wochenende

53 m hoher Totempfahl mit geschnitzten Kwakwaka'wakw-Figuren, darunter ein Bär, ein Wal und der Sonnenmann. The "World's Second Tallest Totem_Pole ", (127 ft, 7 inches) located in Victoria, British Columbia. Dazu mehr gibt's hier: www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/parks/beacon-hill/story-pole.html

Ein Mural in einer Kleinstadt irgendwo in BC, Kanada

06/50 - das 50-Bilder-Projekt - Eine Hauswand in einem kleinen Ort im Okanangan Valley, südlich von Vancouver

Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved on poles, posts, or pillars with symbols or figures made from large trees, mostly western red cedar, by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America (northwestern United States and Canada's western province, British Columbia). The word totem derives from the Algonquian (most likely Ojibwe) word odoodem [oˈtuːtɛm], "his kinship group". The carvings may symbolize or commemorate cultural beliefs that recount familiar legends, clan lineages, or notable events. The poles may also serve as functional architectural features, welcome signs for village visitors, mortuary vessels for the remains of deceased ancestors, or as a means to publicly ridicule someone. Given the complexity and symbolic meanings of totem pole carvings, their placement and importance lies in the observer's knowledge and connection to the meanings of the figures. Totem pole carvings were likely preceded by a long history of decorative carving, with stylistic features borrowed from smaller prototypes. Eighteenth-century explorers documented the existence of decorated interior and exterior house posts prior to 1800; however, due to the lack of efficient carving tools, sufficient wealth, and leisure time to devote to the craft, the monumental poles placed in front of native homes along the Pacific Northwest coast probably did not appear in large numbers until the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. Trade and settlement initially led to the growth of totem pole carving, but governmental policies and practices of acculturation and assimilation sharply reduced totem pole production by the end of nineteenth century. Renewed interest from tourists, collectors, and scholars in the 1880s and 1890s helped document and collect the remaining totem poles, but nearly all totem pole making had ceased by 1901. Twentieth-century revivals of the craft, additional research, and continued support from the public have helped establish new interest in this regional artistic tradition. Q:Wikipedia

HFF to all and have a nice weekend Port Alberni ist eine Stadt mit knapp 18.000 Einwohnern in der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia. Sie befindet sich auf der Insel Vancouver Island am Ende des Alberni Inlet und ist Hauptort des Verwaltungsbezirks Alberni-Clayoquot. Für die Wirtschaft der Region, aber auch die Kultur der First Nations, ist der Pacific-Rim-Nationalpark ebenso von erheblicher Bedeutung wie der Strathcona Provincial Park und der Sproat Lake. In der Umgebung des Ortes und im Ort selbst leben Angehörige der Nuu-chah-nulth, etwa von den umwohnenden First Nations der Tseshaht, Hupacasath, Huu-ay-aht oder Hesquiaht. Port Alberni is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Port Alberni is well known for offering affordable real estate and an active lifestyle. The city has a total population of 17,743, and a census agglomeration area of 25,396. Port Alberni is a deep port city which lies within the Alberni Valley at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. It is the location of the head offices of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. Q:Wikipedia