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Totem pole adds to First Nations presence at ARES BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
TODAY'S WEATHER
More than 100 people gathered at Adam Robertson Elementary School last Thursday evening to witness a first for the Creston Valley. A totem pole, the culmination of a project that began with a grant application to build a small park on the school grounds four years ago, was erected. It was carved under the supervision of local carver Michael Price, with help from numerous students, notably Kaydon Booth. ARES principal Rod Giles credited former parent advisory council member Deryn Collier and teacher Judy Gadicke for “planting the seed and obtaining the funding for an indigenous garden.” Sixth grade student Kaydon Booth was given credit for originating the totem pole idea. “After Mr Smith (teaching assistant Gary Smith) put the native garden in, I was looking at a totem pole book and thought a totem pole would look good in the garden. So I asked Mr Smith, Josie Fullarton and Mr Giles if I could carve one. Josie said a native carver was coming to the school and
she would ask him if he would guide us in carving a totem pole. That’s how it all started last spring. “Michael asked me what animals I wanted to carve. I chose these animals because I like the look of them, I think they are pretty cool. The eagle flies in the air, the wolf lives on land, the Lorne Eckerlsey photo beaver lives A large contingent of volunteers was on hand on Thursday to help place Creston’s first totem pole into position in an indigenous park recently constructed at in creeks Adam Robertson Elementary School. Lower Kootenay Band chief Jason Louie (wearing headdress) looks on. and lakes got my school work done or only carve the totem pole. To thank with me. and the sea On hand to provide blessseal lives in the ocean that is work on the pole when I’m into Josie for inviting Michael to our it. I also learned about respect school. To Mr Giles for letting ings for the ceremony, Lower deeper than lakes. What I learned is how to carve and to practice patience because this happen and thank Mr Kootenay Band chief Jason these animals and to see how old I thought it would only take 2 or Smith for letting us use his Louie observed that “20 years workshop. I would also like to ago something like this a tree is. This tree is 100 years 3 months to carve it. I would like to thank Michael thank my family and friends wouldn’t have even been talkold. I learned that I could only work on the totem pole after I because he showed us how to for coming and celebrating ed about.”
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