Re: [Paddlewise] The Death of Art

John Winters Wrote:
> Long ago when the caribou flowed across the tundra in great antlered waves
> and the steam of their breathing raised clouds above the barrens that
> hunters could see for miles, before the missionaries taught us to sin,
> before the silent diseases of the white man broke our hearts with the
frozen
> bodies of our children, the elders sat in smoky igloos eating fermented
> caribou paunch and argued for hours the merits impressionist soapstone
> carving and the symbolism of bifid bows.
Etc.

What a great post!  John, where did you come across it?  If you created it,
it's magnificent.

Rick

***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not
to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission
Submissions:     paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
Subscriptions:   paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net
Website:         http://www.paddlewise.net/
***************************************************************************