Traditional canoe carved from windfall cedar, 1st in B.C. in 100 years

It means a lot to see our families here. Traditions are meant to stand the test of time. And this is one for the ages, this historical moment that we all share here together. It's been a privilege. It's there's something special that is being brought back, and it's been more than a century in the making. A chance to transform a cedar tree from the cusom forest into a canoe, an ancestral practice connecting land and sea. Yeah, this came from natural windfall and. True, it's modified already. Before we got it, three carvers from three different nations spent months using methods passed down through generations. To shape the peace, now roughly 10 meters in length, it just happened to be magic. Put our heads together, put our hearts together and created with our hands what you see there coming from the forest. The moment marking the beginning of its journey, certainly, yeah. The emotions are are, are running wild and I. Just so proud to be a part of the liquid though people. The Nonwoqualist Council made-up of 6 local First Nations, have supported the project from its inception. Many involved walking the four kilometer trek to Kelsey Base Pit, where the canoe will undergo A steaming process before officially launching later this summer. It's so good to set a precedent for our people of what working together looks like and what unity looks like. It's a testament to the power of connection. When we work together, we can create the results of the threads of knowledge woven over the years, now holding strong for generations to come now that we show that it can be done. Hopefully more can take a challenge like this on Kathy Stanton, Global News.