#ninstints

[soliloquyinthedark]

Haida Totem Poles in SG̱ang Gwaay (Ninstints), British Columbia, Canada

SG̱ang Gwaay (also known in English as Ninstints) is a historic village site that contains many large wooden totem poles carved by the Haida people. The Haida are an indigenous people of the Americas who have lived for at least 13,000 years in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the western coast of Canada. The totem poles in the village of SG̱ang Gwaay were made as family emblems, but the village was abandoned in the 19th century after a smallpox epidemic severely reduced the population.

[brodieguy]

An ancient Haida mortuary totem at SGang Gwaay llnagaay (Ninstints) depicting a grizzly bear and a human infant, Gwaii Haanas National Park, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada

[lerevel]

Exploring the ancient totems and longhouses of SGang Gwaay Llanagaay, a historic village site of the Haida people in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. by brodieguy on Flickr.

Via Flickr: We walked amongst the totems and looked out into the bay on SGang Gwaay for an hour or so before heading back to Rose Harbour. Can't wait to go back again to this magical place.

[krackowity-blog-blog]

Spirit Journey by Ken Lewis - on Flickr.

[brodieguy]

Exploring the ancient totems and longhouses of SGang Gwaay Llanagaay, a historic village site of the Haida people in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.