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Bannock Point Petroforms
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 While the exact cultural origin of the boulder figures laid out
on the tablerock of the Whiteshell is unknown, they are believed to be prehistoric and may represent the ritual activity of Algonkian speaking
groups. The turtles, snakes, humans and geometrics represented here cover nearly the full range of variation in North America sites of this
kind. For this reason, and because of the limited styles of effigies which occur elsewhere, it may be that this phenomenon was diffused
outward from the Whiteshell, particlarly south and west through Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana and Alberta. There are no
fixed interpretattions of the figures. There are many levels of understanding, therefore, many ways to interpret the teachings. |
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| Petroform |
Turtle |
Turtle |
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| Snake |
Petroform |
Petroform |
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| Turtle |
Turtle |
Turtle |
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| Petroform |
Petroform |
Petroform |
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| Snake |
Snake |
Snake |
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| Petroform |
Petroform |
Petroform |
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| Turtle |
Wolf Head |
Snake |
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| Cloth Offerings |
Turtle |
Petroform |
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| Life Journey |
Turtle |
Petroform |
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| Petroform |
Petroform |
Fish |
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| Offering of crystal |
Snake |
Turtle |
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| Life journey |
Frog |
Sturgeon |
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Buffalo
same petroform different angle |
Beaver
same petroform different angle |
Turtle
same petroform different angle |
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| Petroform |
Fish |
Petroform |
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| Petroform |
Petroform |
Ron our guide with "Grandmother" |
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| Petroforms |
Petroforms |
Petroforms |
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| Medicine Wheel |
Medicine Wheel |
Petroforms |
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| Petroform |
Petroform |
Thunderbird |
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| Thunderbird |
Petroform |
Pregnant Woman |
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| Cloth Offerings |
Cloth Offerings |
Cloth Offerings |
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| Cloth Offerings |
Cloth Offerings |
Cloth Offerings |
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