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Article: Aboriginal writers tell it like it was in new book.(rare intellect)
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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At Lumberman's Arch in North Vancouver there is a huge hole in the earth. It was created very recently, but represents the longevity of a people.
Writer Lee Maracle used to take her children to see that huge hole when they were small. She wanted them to know just how connected they were to this place and to the "friendly tribes" that belonged to the area.
"That hole is all the shells from our history of being there dug up," Maracle said. "They dug up all the shells from our village there and used them as road material. Clam shells, oyster shells, mussel shells ..."
To some that hole might be an iconic reminder of what was and what now is for ...