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An Inukshuk near the entrance to Banff Gate Mountain Resort - Day 63 - Daily Content Challenge
My picture today shows an Inukshuk near the entrance to Banff Gate Mountain Resort.
By definition an inukshuk (pronounced ih-nook-suuk) is a manmade stone landmark or cairn built for use by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. An inukshuk is a structure made up of stones piled on top of each other.
Traditionally they were a structure of rough stones stacked in the form of a human figure. The inukshuk (ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ) which means “that which acts in the capacity of a human”, was used as a landmark or a commemorative sign. These stone sculptures were important for navigation, as a marker for hunting grounds, or to denote a food cache.
An Inukshuk in the shape of a person signifies safety, hope and friendship. There are 100 inukshuks at Inuksuk Point on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. Inuksuk Point is a National Historic Site of Canada.
As I was researching this information about Inukshuks, I came across a delightful book by Mary Wallace called ‘An Inuksuk Means Welcome’. The words and beautiful artwork in this children's book help teach many things about life in the Arctic.
The cairn or inukshuk shown here at Banff Gate says ‘Welcome' and it points to the direction of the lodge and chalets of this resort.
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