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Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole Photo Gallery

Carving assistant Tyler York uses an Alaska mill to shape the log Carving assistant Tyler York uses an Alaska mill to shape the log
© Parks Canada / N. Fournier

Residents of Haida Gwaii came out in force to celebrate the unveiling of the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole design
The Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole
Carving the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole begins
The carver chose this monumental red cedar from the ancient forests of Haida Gwaii
The 30-metre tree was cut with the help of modern technology
A monumental task for carver Jaalen Edenshaw (left) and faller Shaun Peacock
The tree was trucked from the forest into Skidegate
Debarking the log
Cleaning up the ends of the 20 m log
Carving assistant Tyler York uses an Alaska mill to shape the log
The milled log was moved the Haida Heritage Centre carving shed where carving will continue until July 2013
Tyler (left) and Jaalen (right) hollow out the log
<br />Tyler carves a handle out of alder for an adze
<br />Jaalen checks Tyler's work
<br />From paper to pole, the design must fit the dimensions
Jaalen checks his lines
Laying out the Land, Sea, People story on the pole
Field unit superintendent Ernie Gladstone spoke about the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole connecting us to the hundreds of poles that once lined villages along the coast of Haida Gwaii. It will be the first pole raised in Gwaii Haanas in 130 years.
The pole will tell the story of protecting Gwaii Haanas from mountain-top to sea floor, said Cindy Boyko, the Haida Nation representative on Gwaii Haanas’s cooperative management board.
Carver Jaalen Edenshaw explained how the people of Haida Gwaii and beyond are working together to protect this special place.
Guests received witness gifts, as part of the Haida tradition, at the event.
Jaalen checks the symmetry of the designs on the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole.
Carving assistant Tyler York carves out the major forms on the pole.
Jaalen shows his carving tools to a visitor.
Parks Canada interpreter Ceitlynn Epners chats about carving techniques with a visitor.

Date Modified 2013-01-31
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