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Kevin was joined by Brien Foerster to discuss the history of the Incas and his research in Peru. Brien was born in the US but moved to the west coast of Canada as a child, where he became immediately fascinated by the Native traditions of people such as the Haida. He learned to carve totem poles, canoes, masks, and other ceremonial things from master Native carvers, and became a professional sculptor at age 26, basically dropping his career as a marine biologist. In 1995 he moved to Maui, Hawaii, and was hired as assistant project manager for the building of the 62-foot double hull sailing canoe ( ancestor of the modern-day catamaran ) Mo'okiha O Pi'ilani ( Sacred Lizard That Pierces The Heavens. ) This project lasted 2 years. There, having learned how to make Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddles from master carver Keola Sequiera, he started an online outrigger paddle business, which flourished internationally.

 

DATE: Mar 05, 2012

HOST: Kevin Moore

GUEST: Brien Foerster

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