Inukshuk - Vancouver Olympic emblem has curious past
SOURCE: DIGG • 2010-01-27
TOPICS:
Aboriginal Peoples In Canada • Aboriginal Peoples In Canadian Territories • Aboriginal Peoples In Quebec • Eskimos • Hunter-gatherers • Indigenous Peoples Of North America • History Of North America • Americas • Inukshuk • Inuit • Vancouver • Sports • Hospitality_recreation
[104 diggs @ Educational] The emblem of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games is a colorful humanoid with arms spread wide, a contemporary interpretation of a stone landmark called an inukshuk with a history stretching back more than 3,000 years in Inuit culture.
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