On the south side of the Legislative Grounds sits a totem pole which was a gift from British Columbia.
I discovered that following a First Nation tradition it is now being allowed to decay naturally and fall back into place
I find these recent posts so sad and thought provoking. It's strange how history has run its course and now people place some written plates, as if that would undo anything. Yes, I know that the whole topic is so very deep. But it still is about invaders imposing on locals and the invaders being revolted that the locals don't conform. The human species is probably the most vicious of any species that has ever trodden the earth.
Isn't it sad that it had to be surrounded by a fence (protecting visitors, right!). I didn't know the totem poles were left to weather and decay. What an interesting fact.
It's a sad sight though. This fence is a very bad testimony to human behavior. But that's who we are! It's a good idea to give back to nature what belongs to it. It was certainly thoroughly researched and archived before this. And that must be enough for us.
Ian