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Left: Highlighting the recovery of Nuu-chah-nulth, the Tla-o-qui-aht tongue, young Tim Masso displays two masks—one with no mouth to symbolize the loss of the language, one with an open mouth to show its revival.
Right: Tla-o-qui-aht Director of Lands and Resources Saya Masso poses in front of the Standing Harvest Tree in British Columbia. The tree was used generations ago to provide planks for a longhouse and is a prominent feature of the Tla-o-qui-aht tribal parks.