Crews from the qathet school district, RCMP and the Tla’amin community gathered at Mowat Lake to celebrate their completed work for a yearlong project.
On June 24 members of the community completed work on a cedar dugout canoe as they launched it at the Mowat Lake boat ramp and Gije Academy teacher Coery Gordon says finishing the project is a true representation of reconciliation.
“We couldn’t have completed our Chaputs project without the support of Chris Bakker of the Powell River RCMP,” Gordon says. “It was a generous act of reconciliation, and for that I am truly grateful.
“Carving out a red cedar canoe and learning the process from Elder Joe Martin is an experience students will carry with them for the rest of their lives.”
According to Powell River RCMP, the journey was honoured with students burning the Four R’s into each seat of the Chaputs.
