Early morning looking down East Channel with the Waluta attached to
the poplar tree which was directly in front of me during the 2004 Hanblecheyapi
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Remnants of wooden bowl that
held the wasna and shreds of corner flags on
the very edge of the drop-off.
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Later in the morning a breeze came up and unfurled the waluta.
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Putting the camera on zoom to get a closer look at the point where the
river changes direction
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Later in the
afternoon I was caught in a thunder storm with hail. As
the storm passed I unpacked the camera and took this photo.
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In alignment; the Poplar tree
with the waluta attached, a wood bowl with a new offering of wasna,
a cherry pipe rack with a filled canupa
resting on it with the stem pointed East, and a blanket with the
Face of Creator shirt and the canupa bag.
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The crown of the small poplar holding the waluta.
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Just to the right
were the majestic skeletons of a poplar and jack pine.
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Another photo of the "altar with the Sacred Hoop deer hide, the smudge
bowl, the smudge materials container and two rattles
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Standing on the very edge,
I pointed the camera down to the slump with one of its two beaver ponds
in view. The slump is still a good distance
above the level of the River, and is well down from the point on which
I sat, I estimate it to be about 30 or more metres above the River level. Power
boats looked very tiny from up there.
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The day was special for me
and helped me reconnect both physically and spiritually with what happened
two years ago and also with what has
happened
to me since. I believe I achieved a better understanding of some
things I first was shown during the Hanblecheyapi.
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This is a composite of a series
of photos taken while pivoting a full 360 degrees. The far left and far right of the image are to the
West and the centre of the image is due East. Click on this thumbnail
to go to another page which will allow for a larger view of this special
place.
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