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<p>Jeffery Jordan, left, a fisheries biologist with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, works with Angelo Vitale to bore out a traditional canoe from the trunk of an old-growth tree on Thursday in Plummer.</p>

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Reconnecting with the canoe
April 2, 2016 9 p.m.

Reconnecting with the canoe

Project unites tribe members with their cultural heritage as ‘water people’

A giant log sits in a warehouse on the Coeur d’Alene reservation. It is destined for greatness. Protected by a tin roof, the log waits for its transformation into a shovel-nosed canoe.