I Was Alone in a Canoe. But It Was a Magic Canoe

December 12, 2020 3:51 PM

Rest in Peace Wa’xaid, Cecil Paul. Wa, for river; xaid for good. Good River. Cecil Paul, he of the Killer Whale Clan of the Xenaksiala people of the Haisla Nation of the Kitlope Valley.

Wa’xaid had an enormous influence on conservation efforts on the British Columbia coast, and was a recently inducted Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society as recipient of the Louie Kamookak medal, and authored the 2019 memoir, Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid (excerpt). Wa'xaid passed away on December 3rd, 2020 at the age of 90.
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posted by dttocs at 6:41 PM on December 12, 2020

Thanks for posting this - I need to read his memoir.
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