Connected Through Our Roots - Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
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N 48° 27.343 W 123° 23.291
10U E 471299 N 5367026
"Connected Through Our Roots" is located in front of the Victoria Native Friendship Centre at 231 Regina Avenue in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMNCZR
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/16/2015
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This totem pole - as well as another beside it (WMNCZT) - were carved from the same tree, an 800-year-old Western red-cedar from the Nimpkish Valley and donated by the Kwakwaka'wakw people. Named "Connected Through Our Roots", it was carved by Kwagiulth artist Carey Newman and the 38 participants of the Eagle Project, a job skill training program.
The pole weaves together the images of a grandmother, a wild woman, a baby, and a warrior child, along with symbolic animals such as the frog, bear, and eagle. They are woven together in the hair of the grandmother - sitting at the top - whose locks become roots further down the pole.
The pole was raised in a ceremony on National Aboriginal Day on June 21, 2011 and is intended to represent the Coast Salish people.
Type of wood carving: Totem pole
Artist's Name: Carey Newman
Approximate size/height: 9 metres
Type of wood: Western red-cedar
Other type: Not listed
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