Sun sets on an inuksuk (plural inuksuit) (alternatively inukshuk in English or inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun) in St-Michel de Bellechasse, Qc, August 1th, 2010. Inuksuk is a stone landmark used as a milestone or directional marker by the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic. They vary in shape and size, and perform a diverse array of tasks. It is a symbol with deep roots in the Inuit culture, a directional marker that signifies safety, hope and friendship.
J’ai fais une petite balade en canot pour cette photo, réalisé pour un billet sur Québec Urbain. Son histoire est fort intéressant!
Mohawk (Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka Kanien’Kahake, or Kahnawake (meaning « People of the Flint ») are an Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York
Another round of native traditional dress photographed at the Wendake Pow-Wow. Here is the Mohawk dress.
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Jerry Hunter, a native of Lac-Simon indian Reservation and wearing Algonquin traditional dresses and paint, takes part into the dance contest of the Wendake Pow-Wow.
Natives of the Americas gathered to Wendake, just North of Quebec City, to take part into a the annual pow-wow of the Huron-Wendat nation. More pictures to come in the next few days…
My son Edward, looking at the St.Lawrence river at my parent’s cottage in St.Michel-de-Bellechasse.