Stormy Hamar is an accomplished Haida carver with a passion for dugout canoes. Based in Kasaan, a village on Prince of Wales Island, Stormy has dedicated his life to learning and preserving the traditional knowledge and skills to carve a Haida dugout canoe. Stormy's knowledge of carving has been handed down through his apprenticeship with Tsimshian master carver Stan Marsden. Stormy recent carved a 30-foot Haida dugout canoe named Xaadaas Tluuwaay (The People's Canoe), the largest canoe made in Kasaan in over 100 years. Xaadaas Tluuwaay was one of three canoes from Kasaan that made the journey to Celebration in Juneau, Alaska in June, 2024. With his work and passion, Stormy hopes to revitalize canoe culture and pass this knowledge on to future generations.