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"On summer days, Haley and Samantha Garvie hop barefoot between
barnacle-crusted black rocks, scouting for tiny crabs and periwinkle shells.
Depending on the tides, they might even spot colourful glass fishing floats – a
rare treat carried by ocean currents to the southern tip of Haida Gwaii all the
way from Japan, more than 4,000 miles away. In the evenings, they join their
mother, Grace, and older sister, Joey, treading the paths their ancestors once
walked, gathering the same berries and listening to the same birds.
“There’s always so much to learn here, like the path of the kingfisher or the
way the oystercatchers chase off hawks,” says Grace, a member of the Haida
Watchmen programme, tasked with guarding a string of historic sites.
After the last of the tour groups have departed the remains of SG̱ang Gwaay
Llnaagay, the family sits in the grass, eating under the gaze of the cedar
mortuary poles. Eventually, these weatherbeaten poles – which stood as the
final resting place of notable Haida people – will fall back into the land.
Then they will nourish the towering trees in turn."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
