In the early 1950s Harry Moody, master carver and canoe builder from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), built the racing canoe Capilano Warrior.
Here is a photo taken during the building of the canoe, which shows (from right to left), Harry Moody, James Cates, Charles Cates, Chief Dan George, an unknown man and Denis Paull, taken at Eslha7an.
Charles Cates, mayor of the City of North Vancouver from 1953-1957, who had a strong relationship with the local Indigenous communities and even spoke Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim, provided the 60-foot log to Moody from which the canoe was carved.
Visit the MONOVA website for more information about the history of the North Shore and to plan your visit to MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards.
Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver, at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open for drop-ins on Monday and by appointment Tuesday-Friday, 12:30-4 p.m. Contact: [email protected]
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