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This is sad to see. No culture heritage site is immune to vandalism - not even in areas that are remote in northern Manitoba. In 1978, David Meyers photographed a tent ring on the Churchill Peninsula that had survived intact for generations until recently (I'm thinking the 1960's/early 70's) when someone made a large peace symbol in the tent ring. There is a tension between having culture heritage sites available for use and protecting them from vandalism, destruction or culturally inappropriate use. Tent rings on the Churchill Peninsula are remnants of historic communities of Inuit, Dene an Cree people who made a living in the area. The communities varied in size, seasonality and function. The sites are places where visitors can reflect on the important relationship between the people and the Land. The sites are places where people were born, lived, and were buried. They were, and are places of ceremony.  A tent ring with peace symbol was documented by D. Meyer in 1978.
(The Churchill Archaeological Investigations. August 1978. By David Meyer. Manuscript Report Number 368.) http://parkscanadahistory.com/series/mrs/368.pdf Photograph by L. Larcombe 2022
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