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ƛaʔuukʷiatḥ Dugout Canoe

Steven Davies

2021 10 min

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After working as a clearcut logger in what is now known as the Clayoquot Sound, master carver Joe Martin reconciles his past by revitalizing the ancestral knowledge and artistic practice of the traditional Tla-o-qui-aht dugout canoe.

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After working as a clearcut logger in what is now known as the Clayoquot Sound, master carver Joe Martin reconciles his past by revitalizing the ancestral knowledge and artistic practice of the traditional Tla-o-qui-aht dugout canoe.

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Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)

Crafts

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Credits

• director
  Steven Davies
  
• producer
  Steven Davies
  

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