It is false that academic arguments should be written in first-person perspective. Nothing should be written in first-person perspective when it comes to academic writing.
The answer is B.
For the Haida people, all of humanity came from a cockle shell, liberated by The Raven, who opened the shell. The first men and women, in the Haida tradition, came from a sea creature, meaning all men come from the sea, therefore they have a deep respect for the sea. Also, the Haida, being people who live in an archipelago, get most of their resources (and communicate) through the sea, so they think highly of it and respect it.
I would say either (A) or (B)
