Travels
on Graham Island, Haida Gwaii
Forestry Tour near Port Clement
Weyerhaeuser
Co Ltd offers forestry tours out of Port Clement during the summer.
During it, we visit an abandoned cedar canoe.
During it, we visit an abandoned cedar canoe.
No
one knows why the canoe was abandoned, or how the Haida intended to transport
it to the sea.
It is guessed that the smallpox epidemic introduced by traders into the Haida community killed the carvers.
Below is shown the stump of the cedar tree from which the canoe was cut.
Left: shows the canoe; right: a "culturally modified tree" which was probably rejected in favor of the stump's tree.
It is guessed that the smallpox epidemic introduced by traders into the Haida community killed the carvers.
Below is shown the stump of the cedar tree from which the canoe was cut.
Left: shows the canoe; right: a "culturally modified tree" which was probably rejected in favor of the stump's tree.
The waves pound the shore,
packing shell shards within rock crevices and smooth stones inside driftwood.
The design for this year's
festival incorporates the spiral of the ammonite fossil, like Liz's "new"
pendant.
The festival starts Friday night under a tent in an open field, and lasts through Sunday - a true community happening.
Most attendees camp out on the grounds all weekend, although we opt for a motel room with a hot shower.
The festival starts Friday night under a tent in an open field, and lasts through Sunday - a true community happening.
Most attendees camp out on the grounds all weekend, although we opt for a motel room with a hot shower.
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