From September 2016 to April 2017 I attended Langara Reconciliation Carving Cohort. This was my online journey- a collection of research, thoughts, feelings, work and anything that would aid me and others to help the next 7 generations.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Weaving - Cedar hats
Sharing this beautiful video. Herb Rice is one narrators and I appreciated hearing his wise words as well as the many other words of wisdom that was shared.
This video made me very emotional. I saw a video about 10 years ago and tried to gather the Cedar and weave but it didn't work for me and I understand why now. I was grieving and not in a good space and I needed guidance. So much wisdom has been lost. I was at UBC MOA yesterday doing some research and read and saw many photos and drawing that demonstrated how important Cedar is.
Published on Dec 9, 2012
"From the moment of birth, to the time of passing, cedar has traditionally played a vital role in the life of the First People of the Pacific Northwest.
This 30min documentary tells the story of cedar, how the bark is stripped from the cedar tree and prepared for cedar weaving (hats) and discusses the art of cedar weaving and the affect this workshop had on the participants. Project was facilitated by Maria Sampson.
The video was produced by Louise McMurray and the Cowichan Aboriginal Film Festival and directed, shot and edited by Phil Ives."
