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Waka - The Awakening Dream
Television (Full Length) – 1990
When you see the two logs that were dropped off on the site, a year ago just about now, and look at the finished product, you just can’t help but feel a lump come in your throat.– Rae Kepa (Waka builder)
My admiration for the old people, and how they made wakas, has just tripled since I did this myself. I’ve encountered the same problems but I’ve had a lot of modern aids to help me. But those old people, just doing it with what they had, just blows me away.– Lionel Grant (Waka builder)
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