YA Eco Mysteries, Memoirs, Novels & Travel
04 August 2013
The Heartbeat of Mother Earth
09/08/13 12:11 Filed in: Environment
Tenth Annual Science and History Day at Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Perched on a high and windy overlook, we listen to the steady, hypnotic beat of tribal drums, which the First Nation of Canada call the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Far below, a vast prairie stretches away to the horizon. We are a long, long way from home, in Alberta, Canada, at the world’s oldest, largest, and best preserved buffalo jump, where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains. This place, the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site, was used by aboriginal peoples for nearly 6,000 years. Read More...
Perched on a high and windy overlook, we listen to the steady, hypnotic beat of tribal drums, which the First Nation of Canada call the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Far below, a vast prairie stretches away to the horizon. We are a long, long way from home, in Alberta, Canada, at the world’s oldest, largest, and best preserved buffalo jump, where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains. This place, the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site, was used by aboriginal peoples for nearly 6,000 years. Read More...