Here's a link to an article highlighting the Wilderness Kayak Institute. Sorry if I was harsh towards them in a recent post. I'm sure they don't directly support the removal of native artifacts from beaches such as Open Bight, etc. However, its a huge issue up here in BC right now, even the land tenure issue. Can you say "thin edge of the wedge?" I was speaking to a First nations young man this past weekend who told me about finding an ancient child's game exposed in the sand at a low tide during the "Vision Quest" trip, and how sacred it was and that no one touched it. I hope kayakers keep the same respect. One of the hereditary chiefs near Port Hardy was so incensed with some of the recent advertising to modern paddlers about his area, he wrote to the editor of Sea Kayaker in the recent issue. Anyway, link below. I'll shut up now. <http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/0102/expertise_kayaking.html> doug *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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