Tech spurs new business model for First Nations art

BC Business featured a new business model for First Nations art that uses technology to help First Nations carvers expand the market for their work.

The B.C. Coast Aboriginal Doors Program uses computer-numerical control technology (CNC) to reduce the time needed to craft door panels by hand. It was developed by UBC forestry professor Chris Gaston and Brenda Crabtree, Aboriginal program manager at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.