SACRED CORN

Corn is a spiritual and material legacy for Native American people. For many nations it was the main food stable, supporting the people with a nourishing cereal that could be cultivated and was easy to … Read more

ALBATROSSES— animal totem

The albatrosses are a very special seabird and a very special bird amongst all birds of the world. It has many traits that are unique to its kind. It has the largest wingspan of all birds which for certain species can be 3.5 metres wide! It also the heaviest of all birds.

Read more

THE KILLER WHALE OR ORCA— animal totem

In fact, in spite of its name, the killer whale belongs to the dolphin family. Orcas are apex predators, at the very top of the food chain and knows no enemy at sea. Orcas are enormous, dozens of times bigger than a Man, weighing between 5 and 10 tons. Nevertheless the Klingit and Haïda Indians considers it friendly to men. Orcas lives like wolves, in packs or rather pods as are called the grouping of whales. The name that the First Nations of the West Coast of Canada give Orcas is Black Fish.

Read more