Making a chaputs : the teachings and responsibilities of a canoe maker /

Making a chaputs : the teachings and responsibilities of a canoe maker /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Martin, Joe (Canoe maker), author.
Imprint:	Victoria, Canada : Royal BC Museum, 2022.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Dugout canoes -- Northwest Coast of North America. Canoes and canoeing -- Northwest Coast of North America. Boatbuilding -- Northwest Coast of North America. Boatbuilders -- Northwest Coast of North America. Carving (Decorative arts) -- Northwest Coast of North America. Indigenous art -- Northwest Coast of North America. Boatbuilders. Boatbuilding. Canoes and canoeing. Carving (Decorative arts) Dugout canoes. Indigenous art. North America -- Northwest Coast of North America.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13586685

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Other authors / contributors:	Hoover, Alan L., author. Royal British Columbia Museum, issuing body.
ISBN:	9780772680297 0772680299 9780772680273
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Issued also in print format.
Summary:	"Tla-o-qui-aht master canoe maker Joe Martin, in collaboration with former museum curator Alan Hoover, describes the meaning and method behind one of the most vivid and memorable symbols of the Northwest Coast: the dugout canoe. Both artform and technological marvel, the chaputs carries Indigenous cultural knowledge passed down through generations, not only of the practical forestry and woodworking that shape every canoe, but also of the role and responsibilities of the canoe maker. The text includes both a step-by-step explanation of the canoe-making process from tree selection onward (carefully described and dynamically illustrated) and the personal histories of a number of Joe's canoes, encompassing their planning, creation, cultural significance and role in the process of reconciliation. The teachings Joe received from his father and the expertise he has gained in a lifetime of canoe-making are recorded here in his own words for generations to come."--
Other form:	Print version: Martin, Joe (Canoe maker) Making a chaputs. Victoria, Canada : Royal BC Museum, 2022 0772680272 9780772680273

Table of Contents:

Introduction Building canoes: Meares Island Tribal Park, 1984
Canoe sizes
Hummingbird: a canoe carved for the Makah Nation
Two canoes carved for the Mowachaht/Muchalaht Nation and the Kakawin (Orca) Tsu'xiit
Canoe making and reconciliation
Making a Western red cedar dugout canoe
Concluding statements.