{"id":76,"date":"2023-07-28T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/?post_type=chapter&p=76"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:50:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:50:40","slug":"indigenous-in-trades-paddles","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/chapter\/indigenous-in-trades-paddles\/","title":{"raw":"Indigenous in Trades Paddles","rendered":"Indigenous in Trades Paddles"},"content":{"raw":"Traditional War Canoe Race Paddle<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nTo Indigenous people, cedar wood symbolizes Life. It symbolizes that life is sacred and not to be taken for granted. When building with cedar, the Indigenous people believe the wood is to be treated as the life that it is, a being that has feelings and a being that is to be respected.\r\n\r\nCamosun College, summer of 2023, features paddle building in their Indigenous People in Trades course. They will be building 12 paddles, 2 of 6 designs. Red cedar and Yellow cedar will be used, interchanged on the paddle. I went over the build of the paddle with Frances Wilson, who will be teaching and building alongside students. Frances was born and raised in Cowichan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He has participated in traditional water sports with the Cowichan Canoe Club since he was nine years old. He would spend every summer traveling and competing across the Coast Salish Territories. Frances has been building paddles nearly his whole life, grateful to have learned from his father at a very young age.\r\n\r\nFrances and I discussed measurements and significance. Frances told me how the paddles are a replica of the traditional one-piece, deep in water, long distance paddle. Often the paddles are made without specific dimensions, and just sanded into shape, but for the sake of consistency, these paddles will go by the following dimensions:\r\n\r\nFull Length Paddle: 5 ft\"\"\r\nBlade Width: 6 \u00bd inch\r\nOver all Thickness: 1 \u00bd\r\nHandle: 3 inches\r\n\r\nDirections:\r\n\r\nStep 1\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nLayout interchanged\r\nRed and Yellow Cedar.\r\nBlocks of wood are\r\nplaced where they\r\nneeded, on a flat\r\nsurface, in the desired\r\norder and placement.\r\n\r\nStep 2\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n3 \u00bc inch spade drill bit\r\nused on handle with\r\ndrill press, to insert\r\npaddle shaft.\r\n\r\nStep 3:\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nHeld together\r\nwith wood glue, then\r\nclamped.\r\n\r\nStep 4:\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nAfter 24 hours,\r\nwood is cut close to\r\nshape with miter saw.\r\n\r\nStep 5:\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nUse block\r\nplane to shape\r\n\r\nStep 6:\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nSand to\r\nremove plane marks\r\nand achieve desired\r\nfinish\r\n\r\nStep 7:\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nwipe down\r\nand stain\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nFrances Wilson\r\n\r\nStrategic Plan 2023-2028 Camosun College<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Spirit of Camossung represents the concept of transformation as told through the Songhees legend of Camossung \u2014 where two waters meet and are transformed. In the legend, Halyas, who is said to be a transformer being, turned a young girl, known as Camossung, into stone and cast her into the narrows, near where the Tillicum Bridge is located today. After her transformation, the Spirit of Camossung\r\nwas believed to be a protector of those traveling by canoe through the Gorge to the Portage Inlet and was able to grant powers to those who swam in the narrows.\r\n\r\nIn the image, Camossung is shown gesturing the \u2018raising of hands\u2019 to honour and acknowledge the ancestors and give thanks for the ancestral lands. Above her head, she is holding six individual paddles each with a traditional symbol to represent the six priorities of the college\u2019s strategic plan. The paddles in the strategic plan image are another reference to the legend of Camossung and are also intended to represent the notion of the college community \u2018paddling or pulling together.\u2019 Created by local artist and alumni Dylan Thomas, the image is a modern example of traditional Coast Salish art, iconography, and semiotics.\r\n\r\nStrengthening the Camosun Advantage - Thunderbird<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nThe Thunderbird is known for its strength in Salish culture. In one Cowichan legend, the Thunderbird is the only one strong enough to defeat the supernatural Orca that was eating all the salmon and causing a famine.\r\n\r\n\u00cdY,\u0106\u023aNEUEL OL: Doing Good Work Together - Hands Together<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nTwo human hands come together to complete a single design. This symbolizes the teamwork that is necessary to keep any community healthy\r\n\r\nResponding to Community Needs<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nThe eagle is known as mediator between earthly and spiritual realms, bringing the prayers of people to the ancestors.\r\n\r\nRising to the Challenges of Climate Change<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nThe salmon are a symbol of the prosperity that a healthy environment can provide for its inhabitants.\r\n\r\nHonouring Indigenous Resurgence<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nThe ancestor represents the traditions and knowledge that the current generation of Indigenous Peoples is fighting to revive.\r\n\r\nAdvancing Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\nThe supernatural mink has the ability to shapeshift and represents the diversity of human beings that share this planet.","rendered":"

Traditional War Canoe Race Paddle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nTo Indigenous people, cedar wood symbolizes Life. It symbolizes that life is sacred and not to be taken for granted. When building with cedar, the Indigenous people believe the wood is to be treated as the life that it is, a being that has feelings and a being that is to be respected.<\/p>\n

Camosun College, summer of 2023, features paddle building in their Indigenous People in Trades course. They will be building 12 paddles, 2 of 6 designs. Red cedar and Yellow cedar will be used, interchanged on the paddle. I went over the build of the paddle with Frances Wilson, who will be teaching and building alongside students. Frances was born and raised in Cowichan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He has participated in traditional water sports with the Cowichan Canoe Club since he was nine years old. He would spend every summer traveling and competing across the Coast Salish Territories. Frances has been building paddles nearly his whole life, grateful to have learned from his father at a very young age.<\/p>\n

Frances and I discussed measurements and significance. Frances told me how the paddles are a replica of the traditional one-piece, deep in water, long distance paddle. Often the paddles are made without specific dimensions, and just sanded into shape, but for the sake of consistency, these paddles will go by the following dimensions:<\/p>\n

Full Length Paddle: 5 ft\"\"
\nBlade Width: 6 \u00bd inch
\nOver all Thickness: 1 \u00bd
\nHandle: 3 inches<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/p>\n

Step 1<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nLayout interchanged
\nRed and Yellow Cedar.
\nBlocks of wood are
\nplaced where they
\nneeded, on a flat
\nsurface, in the desired
\norder and placement.<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/p>\n

\"\"
\n3 \u00bc inch spade drill bit
\nused on handle with
\ndrill press, to insert
\npaddle shaft.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Held together
\nwith wood glue, then
\nclamped.<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

After 24 hours,
\nwood is cut close to
\nshape with miter saw.<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Use block
\nplane to shape<\/p>\n

Step 6:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Sand to
\nremove plane marks
\nand achieve desired
\nfinish<\/p>\n

Step 7:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

wipe down
\nand stain<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"
\nFrances Wilson<\/p>\n

Strategic Plan 2023-2028 Camosun College<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Spirit of Camossung represents the concept of transformation as told through the Songhees legend of Camossung \u2014 where two waters meet and are transformed. In the legend, Halyas, who is said to be a transformer being, turned a young girl, known as Camossung, into stone and cast her into the narrows, near where the Tillicum Bridge is located today. After her transformation, the Spirit of Camossung
\nwas believed to be a protector of those traveling by canoe through the Gorge to the Portage Inlet and was able to grant powers to those who swam in the narrows.<\/p>\n

In the image, Camossung is shown gesturing the \u2018raising of hands\u2019 to honour and acknowledge the ancestors and give thanks for the ancestral lands. Above her head, she is holding six individual paddles each with a traditional symbol to represent the six priorities of the college\u2019s strategic plan. The paddles in the strategic plan image are another reference to the legend of Camossung and are also intended to represent the notion of the college community \u2018paddling or pulling together.\u2019 Created by local artist and alumni Dylan Thomas, the image is a modern example of traditional Coast Salish art, iconography, and semiotics.<\/p>\n

Strengthening the Camosun Advantage – Thunderbird<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nThe Thunderbird is known for its strength in Salish culture. In one Cowichan legend, the Thunderbird is the only one strong enough to defeat the supernatural Orca that was eating all the salmon and causing a famine.<\/p>\n

\u00cdY,\u0106\u023aNEUEL OL: Doing Good Work Together – Hands Together<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nTwo human hands come together to complete a single design. This symbolizes the teamwork that is necessary to keep any community healthy<\/p>\n

Responding to Community Needs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nThe eagle is known as mediator between earthly and spiritual realms, bringing the prayers of people to the ancestors.<\/p>\n

Rising to the Challenges of Climate Change<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nThe salmon are a symbol of the prosperity that a healthy environment can provide for its inhabitants.<\/p>\n

Honouring Indigenous Resurgence<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nThe ancestor represents the traditions and knowledge that the current generation of Indigenous Peoples is fighting to revive.<\/p>\n

Advancing Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
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