Part of the old #Namgis #BurialGrounds - there's a new one, in different area of island. When the memorial totems fall down, they're left there because BC coastal #FirstNations believe it's part of the natural cycle of returning ancestors to their lands; post physical deaths.

#AlertBay #CormorantIsland #BCCoast #BCNorthIslands #TotemPoles #Memorial #PayingRespect #TobaccoDown #NamgisTerritory #PNW #BritishColumbia #Canada #PacificNorthwest #FirstNation