The Inukshuk

An Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook) now graces the entrance of Lions Bay, thanks to the efforts of Chris Page for building it for us.  While at the Remembrance Day Ceremony I made the casual comment to Cheryl that someone should write a brief description of what Inukshuk means in the Lions Bay Community News and Cheryl said “Have it to me the first part of the month”.  So….

The Inuit have been building Inukshuk for thousands of years.  An Inukshuk is a stone cairn used by the Inuit people as a beacon symbolizing trust and reassurance for those who travel to mark the way.  They were used to mark high points of land, good fishing or hunting sites, provided shelters from the wind or the way home.  The Inukshuk states ‘now people will know we were here’.

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