What evidence of Lil’wat’s deep history in this territory means to me

I love Johnny Jones' facebook page for inspiration. His work takes him all over Lil'wat territory, and when he posts things like the photo above, with the spare caption: "medicine man with pipe and the lightning for his power, as the people do the bear dance above him", some little section of my brain lights … Continue reading What evidence of Lil’wat’s deep history in this territory means to me

Walking the territory with Johnny Jones: Grizzly Twins pictograph

Johnny Jones, Lil'wat Cultural Technician, explains this pictograph of Grizzly Twins and the Window in the Stars - a painting located on the hill-top going up to Xitolacw, the new site of Mt Currie's IR #6. It's a picture of stars you can only see at night time. Our people would got fast in the … Continue reading Walking the territory with Johnny Jones: Grizzly Twins pictograph