Peter A Allard School of Law

ILS: Academic Leadership Certificate - Welcome Back Circle & Cedar Weaving

Event Description

In this session you will learn how to make your own cedar bracelet with guided instruction by Leonard Williams who is an accomplished cedar bark artist and member of the Quatsino First Nation. Born in Albert Bay in 1960 and of Quatsino and Tlowitsis ancestry, Williams was raised in Quattishe (“old Quatsino”) and Fort Rupert by his grandmother and great-grandmother. His artistry with cedar bark weaving is a result of the many different perspectives from which he studies his subject. As an archaeological and traditional use study assistant, Williams has had the opportunity to learn the growing conditions of—and variations in—cedar, as well as gather the cedar bark ideal for his creations. His work is also informed by his study of ancestral Quatsino ethnographic objects held in museums around the world. In learning their forms, styles and weaving patterns, he repatriates lost knowledge for return to his People.

All materials will be provided.


  • Indigenous Legal Studies
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