It was on this date in 2013 that Ottawa Daily Photo had its first post, and aside from a brief break during the early days of Covid, I've been able to keep up with it on a daily basis.
Picking up where I left off yesterday, this model is of a buffalo jump. The site Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is in Alberta, and today a World Heritage Site. An indigenous elder explains in the video display above how things went. Tribes would corral a herd of bison into a stampede, and to a spot of their choosing- a cliff where they would fall. The model is vivid.
Nothing was wasted when these were done.
Life on the East Coast was heavily tied to the sea and to fishing.
Tools of that way of life are seen here.
First Nations fishermen felt a connection to animals like killer whales and sharks, which were both competition and potential threat to them.
Killer whales, that name never made it to Sweden. We call them späckhuggare.
ReplyDeleteOrcas as well.
DeleteIs that a serious story about buffalos???
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.
DeleteAmazing exhibit. Take care, have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Delete...an interesting piece of history, thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes it is.
DeleteCongratulations on completing 11 years of blogging! Well done!
ReplyDeleteWhy were the buffaloes made to jump to their death?
This was their hunting technique, and nothing was wasted.
DeleteCongratulations on your blog birthday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a way of hunting buffaloes.
Ingenious.
DeleteInteresting methods they had to make a large kill.
ReplyDeleteIt showed resourcefulness.
DeleteKudos on your blog anniversary ~ intriguing exhibit ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
You're welcome
DeleteIsn't it amazing what they thought to do?
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteCongrats on the blog birthday, William. I remember when you started this blog and we have learned a lot about Ottawa from you.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long trek. I have another milestone before the year ends.
DeleteWonderful exhibit and a big congrats to you on your blog's birthday.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteSome buffalo jumps have thousands of years of use. The earlier the bison the larger they were. It was a relatively safe way First Nation people could acquire protein. Bison are fearsome animals.
ReplyDeleteVery much so.
DeleteI like how the people didn't waste anything, the rest of the world could learn alot from them.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
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