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by Justin “Scrappers” Morrison
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It’s harvest time in Oregon. Pumpkins are ripe, salmon are spawning, and the surf is fucking great! The beach crowds have died down due to the chance of rain and the swells have picked up. For Northwest surfers this is the most rewarding time of year.
Indian beach is one of the most popular surf spots on the Oregon coast. It’s one of the most reliable spots and it’s outta-town parking limitations keep crowds from getting out of control. Last week's shark attack was a true tragedy that will have a lasting effect on this surf spot for years to come.
To respect the privacy and recovery of the attack victim we’ve interviewed a fellow surfer who was out in the water with him, Russell Drummond.
Stay Wild: Why did you go to Indian that day?
Russell: Ironically, we went to Indian because we had been in the water when a shark was spotted at Pacific City over Labor Day weekend, and we had been apprehensive about going to Smugglers due to the whale, so we settled on Indian (those being the three main spots we surf) both for proximity and thinking it might be less shark-y.
How many people were out in the water?
By my memory there were 6 people in the water. I think at the attack there were 4 in the lineup, and I was in the rip getting a ride back out after having just gotten a wave.
What grabbed your attention after the attack happened?
On my way back out I noticed everyone was paddling back in toward shore, which was weird. One of the surfers waved at me to head toward shore, so I ejected myself from the rip and paddled back to shore as fast as possible. I was the last one out of the water.
How did the victim get to shore?
The victim (this is word of mouth information) paddled back to shore himself. The dude was tough as nails, and didn’t really show any signs of trauma or being in pain until quite a long time after being bitten. He was very aware and very with-it the entire time we were giving aid.
Did he tell you how it went down?
I only heard bits of how it went down, but it sounded like he was bitten and pulled under momentarily, and was released after punching the shark in the nose. As far as I know there was no second encounter after that first bite. This again is all via word of mouth and little tidbits from Joe (the victim) while he was directing our first aid.
Joe is a trauma nurse, so he knew exactly what needed to happen. He had the first people there get him on his back onto a surf board, place a tourniquet, and start carrying him up to the parking lot at Indian. I arrived as they were carrying him up to the lot and helped carry Joe on the board. Once at the truck we applied pressure to the wounds and got him in blankets and towels to keep him warm. This was all per Joe’s instructions. He also knew his blood type and other vital info that he relayed to the person who was speaking with 911. This all while trying to stay calm and dealing with the pain of a very gnarly wound in his thigh and ankle. As I said, the guy is tough as nails.
Will you go back to Indian any time soon?
I will return to Indian, I am giving myself two weeks to get my head back before paddling out again. I really enjoy surfing, and it is just one of those things where you have to assess the risk, know it’s a real possibility, and either accept it and surf or decide to give up surfing Oregon (and California, and a lot of other places). All outdoor activities have risk. As far as the specific beach, I don’t think it matters all that much where you are on the Oregon Coast. We thought we were being smart by going to Indian, and ended up being very wrong.
Shark attacks are one of those things that are in the back of the heads of most surfers I’ve talked to, but it always seems pretty remote. As far as I know the last shark incident in Oregon was 2013. 3 years ago. Being in the water when it happened definitely made me think harder about it, because now I KNOW the sharks are out there, but it’s still an activity I want to continue doing. It did make me google shark proof wetsuits though.
Wish Joe a healthy recovery and be careful out there!
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Kate Saul knows how to take it slow. We’re not talking kicking back fireside in a Mt. Hood cabin after an afternoon on the slopes, although that might not be too far off. Kate’s version of slow living is also a deeply engaged one, connecting the dots of acupuncture, women’s health, and yoga in the Portland wellness community. In each of these practices, Kate invites people to tune into their bodies with awareness and intention. But that wasn’t always the case. Like so many mindfulness pros, she’s been to the other side, too. “I moved to New York right after college and got myself into a place where I was biting off way more than I could chew. My stress level was through the roof,” she says. “My mom was a yogi and she suggested I get into it again.” Yoga led her to other wellness practices, and soon she started seeing an acupuncturist. “I became so inspired by the healing power of what’s around us,” she says. “I wanted there to be more people like that out there to see there are choices outside the conventional. So I went for it. I got a master’s degree in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and I’m joining practice focused on women's health at Willow Tree Wellness.”
To catch Kate in yoga teacher mode, Portlanders know to hit up her classes at YoYoYogi. “My classes are fluid and playful, but also about paying attention to what’s happening in the body. The only way to do that is to slow down enough to feel,” she says. “At the same time, it doesn't have to be serious. That's not how life is. The mat is a place to grow and be mindful and have tenderness toward the self.” After becoming a pillar of Portland yoga with these awesome classes, Kate was approached by Lululemon Athletica to become one of their Portland ambassadors. “A few of the team members there came to my classes and started inviting me to things they were doing,” she says. “They really want to make sure those they bring onboard are interested in being active members in the wellness community. I just want people to be happy and moving their bodies. And they want that, too.”
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Art & Story by Justin “Scrappers” Morrison // @scrappers
There are more than 600 tribes native to the area we call the United States of America. Most of these tribes have had their sacred places taken away and turned into national parks. Whether by sneaky treaty or bloody war, their ancestral land was stolen and turned into a tourist destination. So cool your Jet Ski for a minute and look into this deep, murky water with me.
“Early park officials quickly realized that Indians could prevent tourists from experiencing all the benefits and enjoyments that Yellowstone had to offer the American people.” (1)
The Blackfeet were banned from hunting and gathering food in Glacier National Park, like they had sustainably done for thousands of years, to preserve game for tourist hunters.
Heck, even Yosemite National Park is named after a tribe removed from the valley.
This sort of history goes so deep it’ll put your brain’s butt to sleep, so let’s just look at Mount Rushmore. It’s the most awesome example of turning a sacried, natural place into a tourist trap. The Black Hills in South Dakota were promised to the Lakota Sioux in an 1868 federal treaty (2), but the government kinda forgot to keep the promise when gold was discovered. Then, in 1927, some men showed up with drills and dynamite to carve big white faces into the Black Hills—big white faces of federal government employees. What a burn! They may as well have nailed up a sign that said, “Your place is mine.”
But don’t think for one second this kind of bullshit goes on without protest from tribal members. One of my favorite videos is a black-and-white 1970 CBS news broadcast reporting, “Another dawn rises above Mount Rushmore and a small band of American Indians who cling not only to the craggy edges of the mountain, but to the hope that someday this land will be theirs again.” (3) Professor and activist Lehman Brightman lays it out hard to the reporter: “We’re sick and tired of sitting back and turning the other cheek, then bending over to get those other two kicked.”
Members from different tribes sat together on top of Mount Rushmore shouting, playing loud drums, and photo-bombing tourist’s snapshots by hanging a huge flag that said, “SIOUX INDIAN POWER.” Tribal protesters occupied the top of Mount Rushmore for three months until severe winter weather forced them down.
Mount Rushmore is a national memorial overseen by the National Park Service. It’s pretty cool. You should check it out, but if you’re in the area, swing by another part of the Black Hills, Crazy Horse Mountain. The name honors a chief who kicked the shit out of General Custer when he tried to take the Black Hills before the gold rush. Chief Henry Standing Bear took to the idea of carving big faces into rocks, and hired one of the Rushmore carvers to do a depiction of Crazy Horse that’s even bigger than the dead presidents. It’s so freaking huge it’s still being carved, and its purpose is to honor the “culture, traditions, and living heritage of the North American Indians.” (4) I love it, but I wish they’d carve Crazy Horse flipping Rushmore off.
Here’s the punchline, though: Nothing is forever. We can fight each other over property rights and even carve our faces into mountains to claim ownership, but nobody owns this planet. Long after we’ve killed the air, the water, and our beautiful cultures, nature will keep dancing to its own song. It’s a slow song. Listen up, and you might be able to hear it if you turn off your fucking Jet Ski.
1. Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks by Mark David Spence, pg. 56
3. “United Native Americans Reclaim Mount Rushmore,” posted by Quanah Brightman
