At the heart of a Haida sail is the cedar tree. The cedar provides not only the material for the sail and the canoe but also a deeper, spiritual connection to our land. The act of weaving a cedar sail is an offering to the cedar tree and to the ocean, an expression of respect and gratitude for the sustenance it has provided the Haida for thousands of years.

Consider this – a seamless state of being between land, sea, sky. Fluidity, no division. Oneness, nothing for sale, only a continuous state of being, a feeling of connection to the surrounding world. Sometimes land country, sometimes sky country, sometimes sea country.

"These findings not only open a new chapter in Australian, Melanesian, and Pacific archaeology but also challenge colonialist stereotypes by highlighting the complexity and innovation of Aboriginal communities,"