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rock surfaces were pecked and abra-
ded with stone tools. The prehitonc
natives would select their petroglyphi
sites from places of power or mystery
where they believed supernatural
forces were at work.

Many of the petroglyphs were found
in waterfalls, caves and other
unusual sites and could have been
used to mark special events such as
the timing of the salmon run, or for
the marking of ancient trade routes,
McMillan says.

"Many of the samples in this display
are found in almost totally inacces-

the public between 1200 and 1600
hours.

The display is in Room 3417 and
special arrangements for visiting
this display can be made by calling
the Social Sciences discipline.

"One of the really exciting things
about the rock art is that we don't
know why it was created," McMillan
says. "It gives us a really differ-
ent insight into the prehistoric
natives because we can actually see
the images that they themselves saw."

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sible areas of our province, and
this exhibit is a good opportunity
for people to discover a little bit
of their own history," he adds.

The pictographs also present some
unique art forms, including some
painting, that have been interpreted
to depict the landings of extra-
terrestial beings.

The paints were often made from
ochres (powdered minerals), and
were applied to the rock surface
either with brushes, sticks or fin-
gers. One interesting fact is that
90 per cent of all pictographs dis-
covered in B.C. are coloured red.

"The petroglyphs were normally found
down the coast of the entire provunce,
while the paintings or pictographs
were more common to the southern
interior places like Keremeos and
Hedly," McMillan says.

"The ones from the interior were
also generally made during a young
person's 'spirit quest', and they
depict the major supernatural forces
that person was affected by," he adds.

The display of Pictographs and Petro-
glyphs will be at Douglas College
until March 31 and will be open to

BUDGET RESTRAINTS

A special meeting to discuss

Education Budget Restraints and the
Community is being sponsored by New
Westminster educators and the Chamber
of Commerce to promote understanding
between the different groups invdved

This discussion meeting, scheduled
for Wednesday, February 20 in the Ne
Westminster Senior Secondary cafeteri
at 4:30 p.m., will include guest
speakers from the school Board,
Teachers' Association, Chamber of
Commerce and Bill Day.

Tickets to Education Budget Restraints
and the Community are $4, including

refreshments, and are available from
Mary Lyons, NWSS at 522-1631, Peter

Henderson, Douglas College at 682-839
or 520-5400 local 4344, or Pat Runge
of the Chamber of Commerce at 521-7781

The purpose of this meeting is to
get the different groups involved in
discussions that will help further
the causes the community feels are
important.

For more information on this meeting,
contact any of the people listed
above.

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