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Rock Art of Wuikinuxv Territory, Central Coast, British Columbia, Canada
By Aurora A. Skala, Archaeologist
Rock Art of Wuikinuxv Territory, Central Coast, British Columbia.
The landscape where the rock art pictured below exists is made up of a myriad of small islands, deep inland saltwater fjords, and large lakes. Dramatic cliffs and coastal rainforest set the stage for painted pictographs and pecked stone petroglyphs.
Writing-On-Stone/Áísínai'pi Provincial Park, Alberta
Authored and photographed by Tyler Dixon
A petroglyph panel depicting shield-bearing warriors at Áísínai'pi.
Writing-On-Stone, or Áísínai'pi as it's known in Blackfoot, is home to the largest collection of First Nation rock art on the Great Plains of North America. The park sits in the heart of the Blackfoot's traditional territory and the area holds great spiritual significance for their people.
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