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Tag Archives: Prayer
Artist and Chief James Swan: on funerary rites, putting spirits to rest and the thunderbird (Part 3/3)
(Safe Journey. James UuKwaqum Swan*) James, you were talking about letting the spirit of a person go after they’ve died by practicing what you called “dealing with things the right way…” In our culture, we have a song called the … Continue reading
Posted in Bestiary, First Nations, Ghosts, Vancouver Island, Voices & Visionaries
Tagged Ahousaht, Art, Black Magic, Circle Sentencing, Death, First Nations, Funerary Rites, Ghost, Grave, Grief, Hishuk ish tsawalk, James Francis Swan sr, Luke Swan, Manhousaht, Mrs Rosie Swan, Nootka, Nuu-chah-nulth, Prayer, Sea Serpent, Spirit, Thunderbird, Vancouver Island, Whale
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Artist and Chief James Swan: on First Nations ghosts, prayer and black magic (Part 2/3)
(Take Back Our Children mural detail. James UuKwaqum Swan) James, do the Nuu-chah-nulth people believe in wandering spirits, or are there First Nations ghosts? Whether I believe in it or not, there are ghosts. In our culture ghosts are stuck. They … Continue reading
Posted in First Nations, Ghosts, Vancouver Island, Voices & Visionaries
Tagged Addiction, Ahousaht, Art, Black Magic, Death, Deja Vu, Fasting, First Nations, Flores Island, Forerunner, Ghosts, Greif, Hishuk ish tsawalk, James UuKwaqum Swan, Manhousaht, Nootka, Nuu-chah-nulth, Possession, Prayer, Spirits, Vancouver Island, Witch
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