.
The ya'ai look like men
except for the tufts of feathers
that grow out their ears
they come paddling right up to you
in a supernatural canoe
their bodies are white and hairy
I am killing whales
because I got made strong
by the ten ya'ai
who stand outside my door
Nootka cypress (Cupressus nootkaensis) foliage, Mount Seymour Provincial Park, Vancouver: photo by Michael Scheltgen, 2006
Petroglyphs believed to have been made by the Hupacasath people, Sproat Lake Provincial Park, near Port Alberni, B.C.: photo by Kevstan, 2008
Petroglyphs believed to have been made by the Hupacasath people, Sproat Lake Provincial Park, near Port Alberni, B.C.: photo by Kevstan, 2008
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