The Two Sisters

In the collection of Vancouver Short Stories, "The Two Sisters" spoke out to me the most. Though I have seen the two lionheads before, I have never heard the legend and realized they could have possibly made what the beautiful city of Vancouver is today. The story, heavily influenced by the city’s First Nation’s past, was a discovery to me that the their God was called the Tyee. The act of the two sisters asking for their people’s enemy, the Upper Coast Indians, to be invited to their feast eliminated the hostility that surrounded them. And because of that simple act out of the kindness of their hearts, the Lower Mainland is at generally at peace today. They watch over us and in turn, make the people of Vancouver laid-back, kind, and quite content. The Lion’s Gate Bridge and the sight of the two mountains themselves, add to the breathtaking scenery. I am of no First Nation's descent but I enjoyed the tale of two beings upsetting the status quo and turning it into the city we all love.