B.Dene Adventures Inc.

Northern Lights Legends and Meanings From Indigenous Communities

"I learned that B. Dene Adventures, a tour company just outside Yellowknife run by Bobby Drygeese, shares Dene cultural experiences and two very different northern lights legends: one from his mother’s side that the northern lights are the spirits of our ancestors dancing in the sky and shine brightly when they are happy to see us, and another from his father’s side about a boy who used the northern lights to travel, became a gifted healer, was trapped when it was cloudy, and later returned; Drygeese says that 'when people see the northern lights, it’s a good thing' and that you can 'expect the unexpected.'" - Debbie Olsen