Saturday, February 13, 2010

Vancouver 2010 Olympic logo



Washington, Feb 13 : Reports have it that the emblem for the Vancouver 2010 under the eye of a storm, as it has evoked criticism for its inability to reflect the native art and culture of the

region and the rest of British Columbia.
The emblem depicts an inukshuk, a symbol used by the Inuit people, or Eskimos, of Canada's Arctic regions.

For centuries, the Inuit have stacked rocks to create inukshuk, which act as guideposts for people traversing the vast tundra.

The emblem is dubbed Ilanaaq—"friend" in an Inuit language—and is an "eternal expression of the hospitality of a nation that warmly welcomes the people of the world with open arms every day," according to the Vancouver 2010 Web site.

But Ilanaaq has generated controversy among some First Nations—Canada's term for non-Inuit groups.

According to a report in National Geographic News, the groups feel the symbol doesn't reflect the native art and culture of the Vancouver region and the rest of British Columbia, such as totem poles.

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