Students at Peden Hill Elementary School took part in a hands-on activity that was both cultural and therapeutic.
Aboriginal Education Worker Joshua Seymour took a tree from his grandparent’s house and decided to construct it into a 17-foot Detnik T’si(Thunderhead) canoe with the help of students and only using traditional tools.
“It was really nice because I would be sitting there working and carving as well and I would hear them talk. Just to have that connection and be able to relax and open up it was very therapeutic for everyone,” says Seymour.
When he started the project he really didn’t know how to approach it and came up with it as he went along.
“The way things worked out was perfect. If I had a one-inch hole 100 yards away and had one arrow to go through it, that’s how it was, it was meant to be.”
The canoe took 11 months to complete and Seymour is looking into doing the same project again next year.
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