By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News M\u00e9tis carver Patrick Calihou. Whenever a complex project runs aground, he never looks for a modern shortcut. Instead, he asks: \u201cWhat would great-grandpa and grandma do? Especially because without her, he wouldn\u2019t have eaten that day.\u201d Patrick notes how women in history have struggled to have their stories heard alongside the men and it\u2019s important to sing their praise as well. \u200bInside his Fraser Valley lower-floor woodshop, packed with custom hand tools and half-born projects, Calihou reflects on the self-reliance of his ancestors compared to modern dependency. \u200b\u201dOur ancestors were so rugged compared to us. We\u2019ve become mush in that way, right? We\u2019re so dependent for a lot of our survival skills,\u201d Calihou notes. \u201cYou have to become \u2018the app\u2019,… <\/p>\n
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News M\u00e9tis carver Patrick Calihou. Whenever a complex project runs aground, he never looks for a modern shortcut. Instead, he asks: \u201cWhat would great-grandpa and grandma do? Especially because without her, he wouldn\u2019t have eaten that day.\u201d Patrick notes how women in history have struggled to have their stories heard alongside the men and it\u2019s important to sing their praise as well. \u200bInside his Fraser Valley lower-floor woodshop, packed with custom hand tools and half-born projects, Calihou reflects on the self-reliance of his ancestors compared to modern dependency. \u200b\u201dOur ancestors were so rugged compared to us. We\u2019ve become mush in that way, right? We\u2019re so dependent for a lot of our survival skills,\u201d Calihou notes. \u201cYou have to become \u2018the app\u2019,... <\/p>\n