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Blending traditional knowledge of woodworking and the coast, and applying it to a modern sport, this is an inspiring group. In a nation where the odds are quite literally stacked against them.

A Hand to Stand

Approach Media

Seven students in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest build their own wooden stand-up paddle boards, using traditional knowledge in a modern-day world. Made out of locally-sourced red and yellow cedar, the boards allow students to propel themselves through their traditional territory in a contemporary experience.

Blending traditional knowledge of woodworking and the coast, and applying it to a modern sport, this is an inspiring group. In a nation where the odds are quite literally stacked against them.

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Approach Media worked with our friend and colleague Lindsay Marie Stewart to direct and produce this first episode in the new Natural Connections series.

Approach Media worked with our friend and colleague Lindsay Marie Stewart to direct and produce this first episode in the new Natural Connections series.

With stripped down and bare bones production equipment, natural light and the help of the students we worked with the community of the school to showcase their incredible story and inspire others.

With stripped down and bare bones production equipment, natural light and the help of the students we worked with the community of the school to showcase their incredible story and inspire others.

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