▁a ▁car p enter , ▁Harris ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁re construct ed ▁village ▁of ▁' K san , ▁at ▁Haz el ton . ▁This ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁en rol ▁at ▁the ▁G itan ma ax ▁School ▁of ▁North west ▁Coast ▁Indian ▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁studying ▁j ew ell ery ▁under ▁Jack ▁Ley land , ▁wood ▁car ving ▁under ▁Du ane ▁Pas co ▁and ▁Doug ▁C ran mer , ▁and ▁attended ▁sem in ars ▁on ▁North west ▁Coast ▁graph ic ▁design ▁given ▁by ▁Bill ▁Hol m . ▁He ▁was ▁eventually ▁named ▁senior ▁car ving ▁instruct or ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 7 2 - ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Harris ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Sad ie , ▁had ▁five ▁children ▁and ▁twenty ▁grand children . ▁His ▁two ▁sons , ▁Rod ney ▁and ▁Richard , ▁also ▁purs ued ▁the ▁car ving ▁tradition , ▁working ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁several ▁projects , ▁as ▁did ▁his ▁sister ▁D ore en ▁J ensen . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁federal ▁government ▁appointed ▁Harris ▁to ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁Committee ▁selects ▁and ▁ass ists ▁in ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁art ▁from ▁across ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Harris ▁suffered ▁a ▁massive ▁stroke , ▁followed ▁by ▁major ▁heart ▁surg ery ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Harris ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Major ▁works ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1