Richland WA Bigfoot Conference: Thom Cantrall Highlights Pt 1 of 3

Thom Cantrall: Organizer of Pacific Northwest Conference on Primal People (Sasquatch),
the 2012 Bigfoot conference in Richland WA.

"I don't care if science ever knows these things [Sasquatch] exist!" -- Thom Cantrall during the the 2012 Richland, WA Bigfoot Conference.


During his presentation at Pacific Northwest Conference on Primal People (PNWPP), Thom sings to the choir. His quote above got the loudest and longest set of applause.

We have three video highlights for you from Thom's presentation. The first highlight contains his philosophy towards understanding Bigfoot. He wants them protected but not at the expense of industry. Using the spotted owl controversy as an example, he mentions how entire towns were devastated when the spotted owl became a protected species and forced timber companies to leave at least 40% of the old-growth forests intact within a 1.3 mile radius of any spotted owl nest or activity site.

As if sharing a fictional conversation in his head, he shares a debate about the intelligence of Sasquatch aloud. This is paraphrasing, but the debate goes something like this.

"How intelligent are Bigfoot?"

"As intelligent as you or I, as any human."

"Then how come they don't live in houses and drive cars?"

"There are many native humans today that are intelligent that don't live in houses and drive cars. Take for example populations in the Amazon or Africa."

Watch the first video Thom Cantrall's presentation. Two more will be posted. The next post will be about the intermembral index and the last one will contain a collection of the opinions of costume experts regarding the Patterson/Gimlin Film.

Richland WA Bigfoot Conference: Arla Williams PT 2: Birthing Stations

Arla Williams pointing to a  Sasquatch birthing area
decorated by a medicine wheel.

In our previous post Arla Williams talked about direction stones and medicine wheels. The placement of the the stones (presumably by Sasquatch) informed Arla that there is the possibility of a richer culture to Sasquatch. Perhaps the Native American stories were more literal when refering to the Sasquatch as people, and maybe they were performing some of the same traditions Native American practiced in the wild.

Arla Williams has had life long interactions and knowledge of what many call Bigfoot. She had her first encounter as a child of 6 with a young juvenile. She always knew they were there and accepted the fact that they were a people. After talking about Medicine Wheels she discusses the possibilities of Sasquatch Birthing Stations.

In the video below Arla how she interprets the structures she has become familiar with.

Richland WA Bigfoot Conference: Arla Williams : Directions Stones and Medicine Wheels

Arla Williams on Direction Stones. In the photo the rock at the 3 'o clock
position is the North Stone

In her presentation, Arla explains how direction stones are laid out in an initial composition and when she returns they are often rearranged. One of the most significant rearangements was when the  north stone, or ancestor stone, was placed in the center. She interpreted this as an insight on how she could understand the nature of Sasquatch better.

Wikipedia medicine wheel excerpt:

Medicine wheels, or sacred hoops, were constructed by laying stones in a particular pattern on the ground. Most medicine wheels follow the basic pattern of having a center of stone(s), and surrounding that is an outer ring of stones with "spokes", or lines of rocks radiating from the center. Some ancient types of sacred architecture were built by laying stones on the surface of the ground in particular patterns common to aboriginal people.

Her Native American ancestors referred to Sasquatch as people with culture. With this thought, she was inclined to look for evidence that supported a culture, knowledge and awareness of the Sasquatch people. In this first video she explains the inspiration she recieved from the four direction layout of the rocks. The next post will be about Sasquatch birthing stations. And finally the Sasquatch calendar.

Enjoy this first video and stay tuned for the next two videos.