Opinion: The legend of how the Sea to Sky mountains were created

Have you ever appeared at a mountain and considered, “Wow, that mountain genuinely looks like a particular person?”

Some mountains’ options are so existence-like that you can obviously see the confront: the eyes, nose, cheek, chin, and neck.  

As you see the deal with, the relaxation of the overall body, arms and legs often actually begin to stand out.

Have you at any time thought about how the mountains had been produced?

All through my journey travelling with the Squamish Valley War Canoe Club as a teen, I attended several races on the waters in the course of the West Coastline of North The us. I heard stories that go past our Skwxwú7mesh territories from men and women I have crossed paths with.

Listed here is a legend of how our mountains were being established that I was told together the way.

Many moons in the past, for the duration of the mystical occasions, there was a great deal daily life flourishing.

Giants were prevalent, and human beings acquired to perform perfectly alongside them.

Giants had lived a extensive time on Earth, though at this time individuals were being a youthful species in comparison.

Some human beings, recognized as Medication People today, were pretty impressive in thoughts, system, and spirit. It was an honour to witness their expertise and skill to join with every person and anything.

A Medicine Human being could mend somebody on the reverse side of the Earth. Additionally, they could just take a pebble at your feet, throw it and it would develop a thousand situations more substantial and land hundreds of miles absent.  

For this a single unique job, the Good Creator had termed upon all the Drugs Individuals of the Earth and offered them the same task, in different locations, all-around the earth.

Each and every medicine man or woman was directed to go to a certain locale. Whilst on their way, they had to harvest particular crops and get ready on their own for a few of months of a mentally draining working experience.

The giants explained to the creator that their species was obtaining tired, and the creator comprehended what experienced to take place following. The creator sent the giants on a single past journey with their households.

As the giants were on their previous journey, the Medication Persons have been settling into their camps. They experienced been supplied the message and assignment of what to do with the giants.

The Medication People today experienced locked on to the giants and could really feel that their internal mild was weakening. The Drugs People worked on their light and strength: having their spirits all set for their journey to their upcoming stage of lifetime.

The giants ended up then instructed to lie down and rest from their journey.  As they lay down, the Medication People ended up there to assist them changeover.

Following, the Medication People today labored on the giants’ earthy bodies.  The creator instructed them to switch the giants’ lifeless bodies into rock and stone.

Permanently leaving their bodies guiding, residing on this Earth when the giants are in the following phase of daily life.

These days, those lifeless bodies are recognised as our mountains. 

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Chelachatanat is North and South American, Ojibwa and a Squamish Country member.