tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post4573994245416377131..comments2024-03-26T22:48:55.424-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: Ideas of NorthBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-28258718763286005202014-11-13T22:27:00.917-08:002014-11-13T22:27:00.917-08:00Europeans must have, at one time, been somewhat in...Europeans must have, at one time, been somewhat in tune with nature. Europe has nature, after all. But then there was the move to empire, and we lost sight. <br /><br />It's a nice book overall. Lot of nice native relics and testimony from people of the tribes.<br /><br />Haida Gwaii looks like an interesting place to visit. You might be happier where you are now, though. But who knows?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-8391037559308730002014-11-05T19:46:15.584-08:002014-11-05T19:46:15.584-08:00From what I've come to understand much of the ...From what I've come to understand much of the northwest native culture survived better than others for the simple fact they were physically remote and had time to know what was coming. The Haida carvings really are amazing as is a lot of First Nations (I like that term a lot) art. We even, albeit very briefly, considered moving to the Charlottes when we were planning the Canada move. It was going to be far too far so we dropped the idea. <br /><br />I enjoyed the part you transcribed from the book. The tribes were universally respectful of nature and were in very close rapport with the world. The Europeans, totally the opposite of native cultures, killed for money and for sport. They did so without any thought to the 'next seven generations' - something continued in one form or another even now. susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com