Spirit Bear Christmas T-Shirt

In indigenous cultures, bears represent strength, family, vitality courage and health. The bear is thoughtful and independent, with little need for fellowship. The bear is also self-contained and strong-willed in nature. Spirit bears are white-coated black bears that inherit their pale fur from a rare recessive gene. Known as moksgm'ol, meaning “white bear”, spirit bears are sacred to the Indigenous people who live in the Great Bear Rainforest, a 6.4m-hectare swath of land in central and northern British Columbia.- One indigenous story describes Raven creating spirit bears as a reminder of the last ice age that previously covered its habitat with ice and snow. In modern times, spirit bears are becoming an important focal species for eco...