Knowledge Keepers: Cedar Harvest
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Published 2020-07-07
In this video, follow as Jessica and Robert take us alongside a river in Sechelt, BC that is zoned for logging. By staying in contact with the local logging industries, they harvest the young cedar bark before the trees are logged. Jessica teaches the traditional art form of cedar weaving to universities, high schools and museums, but rarely does she have a student who understands just how meaningful the material they are working with truly is. On this special occasion, Jessica and Robert take us to where they find the materials for their educational weaving.
Please note: Only Indigenous people are permitted to harvest cedar in such a way as it is in alignment with their traditional protocols and beliefs. Jessica and Robert have participated in this series as a way to document their tradition, so that future generations of their ancestors will be able to witness and carry on this ancient practice.
Learn more about Knowledge Keepers: A MOA Original Documentary Series: moa.ubc.ca/2020/06/knowledge-keepers-a-moa-origina…
Knowledge Keepers is a MOA original documentary series which documents traditional Indigenous knowledge keepers. See the land currently known as British Columbia in ways you’ve never seen it before as these individuals give us an inside look at the world we live in—through the eyes of a person who has thousands of years of oral history in their ears, and thousands of years of tradition in their blood. In a world of great unrest from environmental struggles, the voices of Indigenous knowledge keepers are essential to document for future generations.
Credits:
Jessica Silvey
Weaver/Traditionalist
Sechelt/Squamish Lineage
Robert Joe
Traditionalist/Knowledge Keeper
Sechelt Lineage
Marie Wustner
Director, Producer and Editor
Ben Cox
Director of Photography
Hanna Stutz
Camera Assistant
Location:
Old Jackson Logging Road
Chapman Creek, Sechelt
British Columbia, Canada
May 2020