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Date: May 2002

Destination: BC's Central Coast: Heilstuk First Nation Territory

Sam spent a week working in and around Bella Bella, BC, the largest town within Heiltsuk territory. Heiltsuk have populated the area for 10,000 years. They used the giant cedar trees in the surrounding forests to build houses and canoes, and they derived their subsistence from the sea.

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