Dawn Cramer inspects an arborglyph deep in the heart of the Nimpkish Valley. Photo courtesy of the ‘Namgis Nation via Jim Stafford
Hard on the heels of my recent post on a newly discovered arborglyph in Klahoose traditional territory, I’ve heard of another one in ‘Namgis territory, in the Nimpkish Valley on Northeastern Vancouver Island. Local archaeologist and friend of this blog Jim Stafford, who owns the well-regarded Coast Interior Archaeology company (which has a long relationship with the ‘Namgis), sent me the following note and some photographs which are cleared for publication here. There is also an account of the arborglyph in this PDF document (a newsletter) from the ‘Namgis. Jim writes:
Please find attached images of the arborglyph we found recently in the heart of the Nimpkish Valley. The photos are provided courtesy of the ‘Namgis Nation and Dawn Cranmer is pictured in two of the photos. I’ve also included an image of a ‘bark board’ we found nearby with Lee Waddams pictured. Continue reading
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