Inukshuk @ Souvenir City - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
N 43° 06.769 W 079° 03.703
17T E 657698 N 4775166
This Inukshuk is located in front of Souvenir City at 4199 River Road in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM8XF5
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/26/2010
Views: 33
This Inukshuk is located in front of Souvenir City at 4199 River Road in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Text from the plaque:
The Inukshuk (pronounced In-ook-shook)
means "in the image of man."
these magnificent lifelike figures of stone
erected by the Inuit peopleare unique to the
Canadian Arctic.
The traditional purpose of an Inukshuk was to act as a guide
for a save journey through the wilderness.
An Inukshuk on land with two arms and legs means there is a
valley, and at the end of this valley you will be able to go in
two directions.
What is true about the Inukshuk is true about the people.
Inukshuk in themselves are the product of cooperation. the
hands of an entire group are required to built these
massive stone sculptures. the Inukshuk remind us that as
good as our individual efforts may be, together we can do even
greater things.
Standing along Canada's most northern shores, they endure as
eternal symbols of leadership, encouraging the importance of
friendship and reminding us of our dependence
upon one another.