another very interesting thing about haida gwaii is the haida people themeselves. a little off the topic of spearing but perhaps interesting to some.
the haida were/are a culturally rich people with an amazing tradition of art. the islands are full of ancient village sites, some of which are unbelievable. one of the old villages (ninstints) was made a UNESCO world heritage site. artifacts have been found showing they have been there for over 9000 years.
found this link with a couple recent photo albums
Haida Gwaii Haanas National Park Queen Charlotte Islands
this is a presentation of historical paintings depicting haida villages as they were in the late 1800's (i love historic/cultural stuff)
Civilization.ca - Northwest Coast Native settings - Haida
one of gordon miller's paintings of ninstints circ 1870 (if the in-line photo is too big i can take it out
)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/theRealMacoy/nw cam11b.jpg
couple more links to a couple paintings from the presentation - enjoy.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...y/nwcam18b.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...y/nwcam02b.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...y/nwcam17b.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...y/nwcam05b.jpg
cheers,
sean
vancouver, canada
