One by one, we each stood up, spread out our arms, and closed our eyes.
ButKlahoose Wilderness Resortworks to revive and protect a culture at risk of being intentionally extinguished over generations.
It also happens to be in an environment so magnificently beautiful that it deserves to be immortalized in poetry.
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Our arrival was as epic as they come.
This off-the-grid experience, which operates seasonally from May to October, is only accessible via seaplane or boat.
From start to finish, our all-inclusive experience was imbued with meaning.
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Thousands died at the schools and generations of trauma followed the emotional and physical abuse.
While in Vancouver before flying up, Id taken an eye-openingTalking Treeswalk through Stanley Park with the Indigenous-ownedTalaysay Tours.
Awareness and storytelling, I think, are steps toward reconciliation.
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And all the guests seem eager to learn, even when the truth is horrific.
Language preservation is also a hot topic right now in Canada, helped by teaching apps.
Another evening, we carved miniature paddles in soft red cedar wood.
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Hiking is on a soft, mossy trail to an oyster-strewn point.
Zooming through channels and sounds all turquoise water and gargantuan granite mountains was surreal.
But perhaps even more exciting was the potential ofseeing grizzly bearsat the end.
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Theyre coming, I can feel it, said Timothy.
She then started digging in a pile of logs, dust flying.
Wildly protective, a mama bear will do everything in her power to protect and feed her young.
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Like here in Klahoose, they lost totem poles and longhouses a lot of the teachings were almost forgotten.
It was totally different from what I was used to.
Its a lot of discipline to paddle every day for eight hours, Louie said, his gratitude palpable.
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Now a lot of us are helping the elders by recording them, listening, and practicing.
Klahoose is a place for travelers interested inpeople and their stories nature and wildlife, too.
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Kathryn Romeyn
Kathryn Romeyn
