Inukshuk statue

The Inukshuk statue in Vancouver is known as the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The use as a symbol of traditional stone sculptures of the indigenous population symbolizes the connection between the past and the present, as well as friendship and cooperation.

Inukshuk is a sculpture of vertically stacked stones that was often used by the peoples of North America, Alaska and Greenland for navigation, as well as for worship of gods. At the moment, many of the surviving statues are tourist attractions, and also have the status of a National Monument of Canada. Thanks to the use of the Vancouver statue in the logo of the Olympics, Inukshuk became widely known and were installed in different countries of the world.