With great honor and respect, I want Jody Wilson-Raybould PC QC, also known by her initials JWR and by her Kwak’wala name Puglaas to be my next Chief and Prime Minister. I'll knit all of my material and 76 years of work together, by and bye. There are extremes in preparedness, of course. As a basis of my work I use the 2015 Profile of Earthquake Risk in the District of North Vancouver by Earthquake Canada, wherein they state that there is 30% chance of a M7.3 in the middle of the Salish Sea, say between North Vancouver, Nanaimo and Victoria, in the next 50 years, that will bring down 839 buildings, just among the 80,000 residents in the District of North Vancouver and not counting the City of North Vancouver, Tsleil-Waututh Nation – People of the Inlet, Squamish or West Vancouver. Hyperlinked where I can Good morning, everyone. We begin to deal with BIG (MEGA) EARTHQUAKES at New Cascadia Dawn © ™ ® - Cascadia Rising - M9 to M10+, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guides © ™ ® next, Mount Baker Stratovolcano (background) / Kulshan Stratovolcano © ™ ®© ™ ®Simon Fraser University (foreground) ~ Image by Stan G. Webb - In Retirement © ™ ®, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guides © ™ ® next, The Man From Minto © ™ ® - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff © ™ ® Learn more about the Cascadia Volcanic Arc © ™ ® (Part of Pacific Ring of Fire) Cascadia Volcanoes © ™ ® and the currently active Mount Meager Massif © ™ ®, part of the Cascadia Volcanic Arc © ™ ® [ash flow, debris flows, fumaroles and hot springs], just northwest of Pemberton and Whistler, Canada ~ My personal interest in the Mount Meager Massif © ™ ® is that the last volcanic vent blew north, into the Bridge River Valley [The Bridge River Valley Community Association (BRVCA), [formerly Bridge River Valley Economic Development Society], near my hometown. I am the Man From Minto © ™ ® - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks and Stuff © ™ ®

Countdown to next earthquake drill at 10:17AM, Saturday, October 17, 2022

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Bakwis : Wild Man of the Woods

Bakwis : Wild Man of the Woods  

Sometimes you need to get right up and close to see some of these things clearly.

I will knit that together is at the same time, in the same place; in close association in the future.

Photograph by Kulshan Grandfather Stan G. Webb - In Retirement © ™ ® 

 





5,214 views • Apr 19, 2010 • The Wild Man of the Woods source of food is cockles. He is always aware of this whereabouts, always looking around, squatting down & flipping cockles. It is believed that when we lose at loved one to the sea or to the woods they come back in the form of Bakwis. If you are interested in learning more about how you can incorporate an Aboriginal art and culture experience into your visit to British Columbia, please visit: http://www.aboriginalbc.com/arts-culture - You can view more stories on the AtnBC website at: http://www.AboriginalBC.com/Stories/

Dzunukwa : Wild Woman of the Woods

Dzunukwa : Wild Woman of the Wood

Grandfather looked at my mask for a long time and thought that his grandson's work look really good.   It just had not been finished.

https://youtu.be/izgKI9CJNM8 [2:47 minutes]

13,050 views • Apr 19, 2010 • The Wild Woman of the Woods is a legend told by Elders to children. They were told she would come to get them with a basket on her back and take them to the mountain. If they were bad she would eat them. If you are interested in learning more about how you can incorporate an Aboriginal art and culture experience into your visit to British Columbia, please visit: http://www.aboriginalbc.com/arts-culture - You can view more stories on the At BC website at: http://www.AboriginalBC.com/Stories/

According to Wikipedia: At the end of a Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch ceremony, the host chief comes out bearing a mask of Dzunuḵ̓wa which is called the geekumhl. This is the sign that the ceremony is over.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Potlatch: To Give



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32,701 viewsAug 27, 2020Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Potlatch: To Give (2010) Written and directed by Barb Cranmer This narrative documentary shows the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw potlatch ceremony and discusses its importance in the passing down of history and connection to ancestry. “When one’s heart is glad, he gives away gifts. It was given to us by our Creator, our way of doing things. Of who we are. The potlatch was given to us as a way of expressing joy. Everyone on Earth was given something. This was given to us.” Barb Cranmer (1960–2019) was a visionary ‘Na̱mg̱is filmmaker and one of the most authoritative Indigenous storytellers of her generation.


Sunday, February 6, 2022

Kwakwaka'wakw Sea Monster Mask

https://youtu.be/P5EQgUDpAEQ [3:53 minutes]

15,992 views • Mar 13, 2012 • Kwakwaka'wakw community curators Barb Cranmer and William Wasden Jr. discuss the significance of a 'Namxxelagayu (Sea Monster mask).


Saturday, February 5, 2022

Chief Ga'lasta̱wikw Memorial Potlatch - Marco Isaac Peace dance

Chief Ga'lasta̱wikw Memorial Potlatch - Marco Isaac Peace dance

https://youtu.be/bBnOlJwAdyM [7:16 minutes]

14,289 views • May 31, 2018 • Memorial Potlatch in Alert Bay, BC May 26, 2018 - Trevor Isaac, Ga'lasta̱wikw

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Fifty years ago I lived on Kwakiutl Band land, Port Hardy, and was the auditor for the Quatsino Band, amoung others. I am now retired as a photo-jouralist and living on Tsleil-Waututh Nation land in North Vancouver.

 

We begin to deal with BIG (MEGA) EARTHQUAKES at New Cascadia Dawn© - Cascadia Rising - M9 to M10+, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guide© The next website to look at is Simon Fraser University (foreground) Kulshan Stratovolcano© / Mount Baker Stratovolcano (background)© ~ Image by Stan G. Webb - In Retirement©, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guides© next, The Man From Minto© - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff© Learn more about the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© (Part of Pacific Ring of Fire) Cascadia Volcanoes© and the currently active Mount Meager Massif©, part of the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© [ash flow, debris flows, fumaroles and hot springs], just northwest of Pemberton and Whistler, Canada ~ My personal interest in the Mount Meager Massif© is that the last volcanic vent blew north, into the Bridge River Valley [The Bridge River Valley Community Association (BRVCA), [formerly Bridge River Valley Economic Development Society], near my hometown. I am the Man From Minto© - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff© NEW this year If You Have a Mobility Disability (Earthquake Safety Video Series), on Youtube << slide Image Left On The Website Mastheads (here and elsewhere) Image by Stan G. Webb is of Kulshan (Mt. Baker) an active, live stratovolcano about 108 kilometres east of Vancouver, Canada. Simon Fraser University is in the foreground. Those who dance with earthquakes and volcanoes are considered mad by those who cannot smell the sulfur. We begin to deal with BIG (MEGA) EARTHQUAKES at New Cascadia Dawn© - Cascadia Rising - M9 to M10+, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guide© next, Simon Fraser University (foreground) Kulshan Stratovolcano© / Mount Baker Stratovolcano (background)© ~ Image by Stan G. Webb - In Retirement©, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guides© next, The Man From Minto© - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff©
Learn more about the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© (Part of Pacific Ring of Fire) Cascadia Volcanoes© and the currently active Mount Meager Massif©, part of the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© [ash flow, debris flows, fumaroles and hot springs], just northwest of Pemberton and Whistler, Canada ~ My personal interest in the Mount Meager Massif© is that the last volcanic vent blew north, into the Bridge River Valley [The Bridge River Valley Community Association (BRVCA), [formerly Bridge River Valley Economic Development Society], near my hometown. I am the Man From Minto© - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff©