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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSacred albino moose killed by hunters. Apologized and returned hide to tribe, but are keeping head.
A rare albino moose, considered a sacred "spirit animal" by Nova Scotia's indigenous Mikmaq people, was killed last week by visiting hunters unaware of its spiritual significance. After the hunters posted photos of the kill on Facebook, outrage quickly spread both online and within the local Mi'kmaq community.
The CBC reports that the aboriginal communities have known about the moose for years, but do not kill it because it is considered sacred:
"We know the significance and we've been teaching that to the non-native population for almost 500 years about the importance that this and other white animals played in our lives," he said. "We are not to harm them in any way, shape, or form because they could be one of our ancestors coming to remind us of something significant that's going to happen within our communities."
The rest: http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/sacred-white-moose-killed-hunters.html
May the severed head haunt their dreams for eternity.
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Sacred albino moose killed by hunters. Apologized and returned hide to tribe, but are keeping head. (Original Post)
JaneyVee
Oct 2013
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Killing a sacred spirit animal. I think I'd be kind of worried about my future if I was shooter
Zorra
Oct 2013
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Paulie
(8,462 posts)1. Called it!
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)2. In return…
the tribe should have gotten to keep THEIR heads.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)3. Killing a sacred spirit animal. I think I'd be kind of worried about my future if I was shooter
guy.
NBachers
(17,156 posts)4. And now misfortunes will start happening in their lives . . . little things at first,
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)5. Idiot hunters
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)6. Douchebag hunters
Where's a SyFy original movie when you need one?
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)7. Fun game....
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)8. Sick bastards.
I don't get the appeal in killing something to begin with, but something so rare?
And to top it all off, I still don't get why they pose in pictures with the dead animal either. That's fucking stupid.