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Legacy Pole
Photo gallery 1: Carving
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site
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Legacy Pole
The story of the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole
Photo gallery 1: Carving
Photo gallery 2: Carving
Photo gallery 3: Pole raising
Photo gallery 4: Community celebration
Photo gallery 1: Carving
Residents of Haida Gwaii came out in force to celebrate the unveiling of the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole design
Date: 2012:12:11 08:45:57
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The Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole
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Carving the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole begins
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The carver chose this monumental red cedar from the ancient forests of Haida Gwaii
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The 30 metre high tree was cut with the help of modern technology
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A monumental task for carver Jaalen Edenshaw (left) and faller Shaun Peacock
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The tree was trucked from the forest into Skidegate
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Debarking the log
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Cleaning up the ends of the 20 m log
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Carving assistant Tyler York uses an Alaska mill to shape the log
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The milled log was moved the Haida Heritage Centre carving shed where carving will continue until July 2013
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Tyler (left) and Jaalen (right) hollow out the log
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Tyler carves a handle out of alder for an adze
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Jaalen checks Tyler's work
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From paper to pole, the design must fit the dimensions
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Jaalen checks his lines
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Laying out the Land, Sea, People story on the pole
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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.
Date: 2012:12:11 08:45:57
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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.
Date: 2012:12:11 08:45:58
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Carver Jaalen Edenshaw explained how the people of Haida Gwaii and beyond are working together to protect this special place.
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Guests received witness gifts, as part of the Haida tradition, at the event.
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Jaalen checks the symmetry of the designs on the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole.
Date: 2012:12:11 08:45:59
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Carving assistant Tyler York carves out the major forms on the pole.
Date: 2012:12:11 08:46:00
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Jaalen shows his carving tools to a visitor.
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Parks Canada interpreter Ceitlynn Epners chats about carving techniques with a visitor.
Date: 2012:12:11 08:46:01
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Date modified :
2018-03-29