As It Happens | 1,000-year-old canoe recovered from N.C. lake moves Waccamaw tribe members to tears

 When Michael Jacobs first laid eyes on a canoe his ancestors expertly crafted a millennium ago, he says he "couldn't do nothing but cry."

Jacobs is the chief of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe in southeastern North Carolina, where a team of archaeologists and tribe members and local residents recently pulled a 1,000-year-old canoe from the water.

"For the Creator to allow us an opportunity to actually handle and touch our history is just a blessing. I mean, it's overwhelming," Chief Jacobs told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.

"To think that you can put your hands on something over 1,000 years old that your ancestors actually made."

NEW PODCAST| The Urbariginal 

Rudy Kelly’s dad was a great chief of the Tsimshian Nation - a champion of the language, culture, and community. Everyone loved him. But did Rudy? As a kid, he looked up to him. Idolized him. But also feared him. And even hated him. He told Rudy that to succeed, he would have to leave everything behind: his family, friends, and culture. In this six-part series, Rudy's journey brings him back in time, to learn how colonization impacted Indigenous people, from those who lived it. To find out who and what his dad really was, and to discover more about himself - the Urbariginal.

CBC Music Playlists | Powwow

Songs to heal, gather, and, honour tradition - celebrate the power of the drum and the music of Powwow! Hear songs from Northern Cree and Midnite Express, to Bear Creek and Young Spirit, and more. Hoka!