We are drawn to movement. I guess I believe an eagle lives here because there is a tuft of eagle down blowing slightly on a stick.
I hear chickadees or other little birds chirping nearby. The eagle is so mighty they won’t pay a sneak visit even while the eagle is away.
My partner is an Eagle. He is from Eagle Clan. Our son is Raven, from Raven Clan. Haida society and culture is matrilineal so the names and clan crests are passed down through the mother’s side. Korbin’s mom is not me – she is a Haida Raven. I am the stepmom. I’ve been helping to raise Korbin since he was 10 – almost 6 years ago. He is wonderful. I don’t feel I need to adopt the “bonus mom” turn of phrase as I see nothing wrong with being a step-parent.
Eagle down is one of the most sacred cultural “items” in Haida culture.
When Chief’s dance – they put Eagle down in their frontlets – frontlets are sort of like headdresses but they are worn more like a band around the forehead with an ornate animal crest on the front.
As the dancer moves, the Eagle down floats out so beautifully, so gentle – falling purposefully among the audience members or witnesses. Eagle down protects all those who it touches.
where rivers are born 