Howdy sir wwwiebe! I couldn't agree more, we need more of this. Of course you know that storytelling was the way the Native Americans passed down their culture and traditions and life wisdom and I've talked about that in my Wild West posts.
Those photos really set the mood and tone of your subject so well. Are you in Pennsylvania? I saw one of your posts say something about Lancaster county.
Thank you very much @janton! That was exactly the mood I was hoping to achieve and I'm glad it worked. I became interested in storytelling as a cultural good back in college in Calgary when we took a field trip to "Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump." Fascinating stuff. I'm still particularly intrigued by Native American stories as well as old Norse stories and sagas.
I'm right beside Pennsylvania now in New Castle County, Delaware. I drive through Lancaster county often.
Howdy again sir wwwiebe! Well I can't think of a better part of the country to drive through, that's a blessing!
You were raised in Canada? What is "Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump?" That sounds like something I need to know about.
Oh, so you like Native American stories.. I just finished a series about them which revealed tons of information on how they lived and their traditions because few white men ever lived with them.
Head Smashed In is a great place in southern Alberta. The ancestors to the Blackfoot that lived in the area would herd the buffalo into a stampede where they'd fall off a cliff and, upon landing, "smash their heads" in. This was done well before they had horses to ride to help them hunt. Wikipedia has an interesting article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump.
Lancaster County really is beautiful, particularly in the autumn. Are you in the area?
I'm definitely browsing through your articles. I'll have more time tonight to give a deeper read.
Howdy sir wwiebe! That's a great article, thank you! I knew that tribes did this but the details in the article are very educational. I'm in North Texas but used to live for a time in Ohio close to the wonderful Amish settlements there and I've done quite a few posts about the Amish.