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<p>[QUOTE="D Brennan, post: 9493928, member: 82009"]George Bee, Kwakwaka’wakw, was born in H<u>ax</u>wa’mis (Wakeman Sound) and lived after his marriage in ‘Mimkw<u>a</u>mlis on Village Island. Alert Bay is the name of the community which includes Village Island.</p><p><br /></p><p>George is known to have carved 23 pieces. In October 2018, in a ceremony at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, a Talking Stick carved by George Bee was repatriated to the family, gifted to them by the family that had purchased it 30 years ago. That was the only piece of George Bee’s work that was in the possession of the family, until the family was able to purchase another piece this week. </p><p><br /></p><p>Clifford George Bee is a different artist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="D Brennan, post: 9493928, member: 82009"]George Bee, Kwakwaka’wakw, was born in H[U]ax[/U]wa’mis (Wakeman Sound) and lived after his marriage in ‘Mimkw[U]a[/U]mlis on Village Island. Alert Bay is the name of the community which includes Village Island. George is known to have carved 23 pieces. In October 2018, in a ceremony at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, a Talking Stick carved by George Bee was repatriated to the family, gifted to them by the family that had purchased it 30 years ago. That was the only piece of George Bee’s work that was in the possession of the family, until the family was able to purchase another piece this week. Clifford George Bee is a different artist.[/QUOTE]
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