So the beginning was wierd? Fair enough. I thought the Indian beginning was really lame too. No one had any idea what the Chief was holding up or why he said this token is an invitation to Vancouver 2010. I live in Vancouver BC and have had to watch the Olympic Committee practically lay down for the use of Indian lands and to appease the Indian peoples of British Columbia. They have to incorporate some Native Indian tribe(s) and/or ceremony in everything they do. Even the symbol is an Eskimo custom. Since it seems like Canada is only thought of as being some remote little villages filled with Indians fishing and Eskimo dog sleds in the frozen wastelands I can hardly wait to have the cameras show the world that we are on the same West Coast as Washington St., Oregon, and California. We have the same sandy beaches, big cities, and world class entertainment as anywhere else on the planet. We have all four seasons of weather without the snowfall in the lower mainland of Vancouver.
zero snow in the city, all on the ski mountains. Our summers are 2-3 months long with sunshine, beach parties and camping. We do drive cars and fly in planes and the only fishing done by the majority of British Columbians is for sport in our many fresh lakes and in the Pacific Ocean. I hope these Olympics teach everyone that Canada, and especially Vancouver, is a great Country and a world class Olympic City. Canada rocks!
