You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: It takes a village to keep Cowichan families together — the Discourse.
Sounds positive - tell us more about this turtle island - never heard of it 🌈🍀🌴❤️🦋
Sounds positive - tell us more about this turtle island - never heard of it 🌈🍀🌴❤️🦋
Hi @sallybeth23! This particular area is on what is known as Vancouver Island in Canada.
Before North America was colonized it was known to the Native Indians as Turtle Island!
There are likely many much more interesting stories of how the name came to, and I have come across a few of the legends and and enjoyed them but to be honest they are not ingrained in my brain well enough to share.
Have you ever had a chance to enjoy @wwf's blog when he was active? His online book Graduating Life with Honours if i am remembering correctly there are great stories about the name in here. If not, i apologize! It's still a deeply informative and enjoyable read if you're interested in the topic. It was part of what drew me to Steemit! Unfortunately, he's fallen ill the past year and us not active anymore. I feel his message is deeply important and has so much value.
It's always such a pleasure to have you stop by! Thank-you for your curiosity 🙏❤😊