Ringbolt Island in the Kitselas Canyon

Ringbolt Island is the location of five seperate petroglyphs. It is most likely that the petroglyphs in the Kitselas Canyon aree associated with shamanism. A shaman is a religious specialist and healer whose primary function is to cure people. Shamanic activity was carried out away from village site...

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Other Authors: G.F. MacDonald
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1949/ringbolt-island-kitselas-canyon
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Summary:Ringbolt Island is the location of five seperate petroglyphs. It is most likely that the petroglyphs in the Kitselas Canyon aree associated with shamanism. A shaman is a religious specialist and healer whose primary function is to cure people. Shamanic activity was carried out away from village sites and was very closely associated with notioins of transformation.