Land of Living Skies

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Kelsey Bay

_{Vancouver Island / British Columbia}

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To the end of the rainbow

_{Dawson sled dog trail / Yukon}

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Treacherous Quiet

_{Takhini River / Yukon}

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Sandy Lake

_Manitoba

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Medicine Hat

_Alberta

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Assiniboia

_Saskatchewan

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The time may come when the last of the first peoples has gone from this Earth and the memory of them is all but a shadow of a cloud drifting across the grasslands. But even then, the spirit of my ancestors will stay alive, and this will be true from every shoreline to the depth of the forests.

_Ojibwa

_{Florencia Bay / Vancouver Island}

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An old cowboy was riding out one dark and windy day

when all at once a mighty herd he saw thundering through the ragged sky.

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel.

Their horns were black and shiny, their hot breath he could feel.

The sound of their mournful cries filled the sky.

_{Ghostriders / According to Cap Watt's experience while riding the Arizona Range}

_{Mankota / Saskatchewan}

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Otter Basin

_{Grasslands  / Saskatchewan}

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Even the Great Spirit was said to manifest himself in the clouds. The sky, painted by the setting sun at day's end, was a sign from him that the next day would be probitious for hunting. The hunter heeded this guidance, taking directions from the Great Spirit for a successful hunt

_Lakota

_{Riding Mountain Mational Park / Manitoba}

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The child stuck sticks into the salmon’s back, set them on fire, and returned the fish to the river. The children were amused to see the smoke rising from its back. The other child caught a salmon and slit open its back, inserted a piece of shale. The salmon floated on its side, weighed down by the shale. An elder happened upon the scene and warned the children, “Take care what you do. The salmon will curse you and the Creator will respond in kind.”

Laxmihl: Where the Fire Ran Out

Nass River Valley /British Columbia

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Creston

_{British Columbia}

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Kluane

_Yukon

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Into the wild

_{Cassiar Highway / British Columbia}

 

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“Now”, I say, “This is what I like about the prairies. There's not a hell of a lot to see, but you can see a hell of a lot of it!”

_{J. Pye / Retired railroad engineer} 

_{Moose Jaw / Saskatchewan}

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Mossbank

_Saskatchewan

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Washing machines and car doors tumbled from the skies, down to what was once thought to be a benign earth

_{D. Lanken / Ontario}

_{Saskatoon / Saskatchewan}