Canada Goose

What it looks like

The Canada goose has a black head and neck with white patches on the cheek and belly. The rest of the body is brown.

What it was used for

The Canada goose is a traditional Kwak'wak'wakw food species. Hunters formerly hunted geese at night from canoes with a small, controlled fire on board covered with clay. The steersman would hold a small mat to hide the flames, removing it several times until the geese became accustomed to the light. Then the hunters would paddle the canoe towards the geese, hiding behind the mat and flame which they kept towards the geese to prevent them from seeing the canoe anf hunters. Then the hunters would throw a framed net on top of the birds to trap them.