HGT Magazine #101 September/October 2019
Haida Gwaii articles, local business information, events, classifieds including real estate ads.
Haida Gwaii articles, local business information, events, classifieds including real estate ads.
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HAIDA CANOE, PORT CLEMENTS<br />
...so many questions<br />
How old is it? When was it started? Why was it abandoned? How much time did it<br />
take to wander through the dense forest to find the perfect tree? How much time<br />
and energy was spent cutting it down and clearing an area in the woods so one could<br />
move around the felled tree and begin carving it? How long did it take the artisans to<br />
commute from their residence to this area? How many were involved in this particular<br />
canoe building project?<br />
KALGA JAAD<br />
...ice woman<br />
“After the ice age kalga jaad led the Haida ancestors to a warmer place in the Puget<br />
Sound, Washington area. When the earth warmed again, they returned home.“ as<br />
noted at the Haida Gwaii Museum in Skidegate<br />
4 HG<br />
32 HG
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