AIS 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Heiltsuk Nation, Canoe.Com
15 Nov 2016
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November 15th, 2016 revitalizing the coastal canoe tradition: tribal canoe journeys. Tales of the ca(cid:374)oe natio(cid:374),(cid:863) (cid:395)ua(cid:454)i(cid:374) isla(cid:374)d tou(cid:396)is(cid:373), ca(cid:374)oe jou(cid:396)(cid:374)e(cid:455); Ri(cid:272)ha(cid:396)d walke(cid:396), (cid:862)the jou(cid:396)(cid:374)e(cid:455) to (cid:449)i(cid:374)o(cid:373)ish,(cid:863) (cid:862)ho(cid:449) to pull (cid:449)ith p(cid:396)ide a(cid:374)d pu(cid:396)pose,(cid:863) The tribal canoe journeys have become a symbols of cultural pride and resurgence. Coastal tribes are re-asserting their historical and spiritual ties to the ocean. The ten rules of the canoe: every stroke we take is one less we have to make. Even against the most relentless wind or retrograde tide, somehow a canoe moves forward. This mystery can only be explained by the fact that each pull forward is a real movement and not a delusion: there is to be no abuse of self or others. Respect and trust cannot exist in anger. It has to be thrown overboard, so the sea can cleanse it.
