Herring People — Dolphin I, II, III, IV

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Media: Hand-pulled Serigraph

Year: 2016

Edition I: 1 - 145/145 s/n

Edition II: 1 - 55/55 s/n

Edition III: 1 - 55/55 s/n

Edition IV: 1 - 45/45 s/n

Herring People — Dolphin

Iinang Xaadee—Herring People play a vital role in the ecosystem. They nurture, feed, give of themselves to keep beings alive in all realms— undersea, earth, and sky. When balance prevails, Herring People gather to dance in their great longhouse in such great numbers and with such vigour that the atmosphere overhead reverberates with their excitement. Now, Human Beings see Herring solely as a resource, blinded, not seeing their true value, only seeing monetary gain at the expense of the whole

‘Let me see you, so that I can tell your story.’ These words fly with an arcing toss into the ether as I traverse the natural world with thoughts turned to encountering the Supernatural. Clambering forward to the prow and laying down on my belly, neck stretched and head angled to watch—Sguul—Porpoises/Dolphins gleefully ride the bow wave, hunger staved off by Herring’s nurture. Despite the frivolity of the moment, Porpoise Woman whispers concern in my cocked ear, ‘How would they get along if I were absent?’ Gina k’aadang.nga gii uu tl’ k’anguudang—Seeking Wise Counsel.