The Ancient Art of Birchbark Canoes Lives On in Michigan

In St. Ignace, Michigan, birchbark canoe maker and artist Ron Paquin keeps his Native culture alive. We visit his workshop.

Through the medium of birchbark, Michigan artist Ron Paquin found healing in his Native roots. Now he hopes to pass on his gift to the next ...

Indigenous Artist Builds and Floats Birchbark Canoe on Lake Michigan

Northwestern University's Indigenous artist-in-residence Wayne Valliere said it's been centuries since a birchbark canoe set off from the Chicago area shores ...

Inside the Birchbark Canoe | American Craft Council

The art of Native Americans predated all others in this place, has been sustained throughout America's history, and continues to thrive today.

Birchbark canoe-inspired mural for Leelanau Trail | Local News

Creator Nik Burkhart, Northwestern Michigan College adjunct professor and Maple City artist, said the project was an opportunity to learn about ...

Ishpeming Birchbark Canoes: Our Story

The equivalent of a modern pickup truck, our birchbark canoes are typical local work-boats from the days when everyone was self employed.

Ronald Paquin | Native Arts and Cultures Foundation

Perhaps his most transcendent work is in the creation of birch bark canoes. ... When he was awarded a 2013 NACF Artist Fellowship in Traditional ...

The Ojibwe Birch-bark Canoe

Earl was assisted by his 84-year-old mother,. Julia; an apprentice, Mark Wabanikee from Bear Island in Lake Michigan; several of Earl's relatives living on the.

Birchbark Canoe on Shores of Lake Michigan at Northwestern ...

The water throughout this country is contaminated and without clean water we have no life,” said Valliere. ... artist-in-residence, where ...

A Brief History of Birchbark Canoes in Michigan - patterns of ink

For decades, these small models have made unique gifts for Michigan historians, folk-art collectors, and sportsman. (In my case, I wanted ...

History and Overview of Birch Bark Canoe Building - YouTube

Peter demonstrates collecting raw materials and constructing a birch bark canoe using traditional methods. This includes collecting the ...

Todd Labrador's Mi'kmaq Birchbark Canoe - Daniel Paul

Labrador is Mi'kmaq and learned the ancient art of making birchbark canoes ... living there. "He was fascinated by the First Nations culture," Mr. Labrador ...

Birch bark canoe artist keep Native American tradition afloat

He was also awarded an Art Serve Michigan grant and a Native Arts ... It has lived in the hearts and memories of native peoples throughout ...

Discovering - Birch Bark Canoe 7 - Final Segment - YouTube

Canoe Camp - Michigan's Most Remote State Park. Woodsy•43K ... Common Ground 417: Birchbark Canoe by Ray Boessel Jr & Artist Evelyn Matthies.

Wiigwaasi Jiimaananike - Building birchbark canoes: A study of ...

Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree. East. Petersburg, PA: Fox Chapel Publishing. Northrup, Douglas. (2012). An Imperial World ...

Arts & Crafts | Clarke Historical Library - Central Michigan University

Based on an exhibit at the Flint Institute of Arts. Gidmark, David. Birchbark Canoe: Living among the Algonquin. Willowdale, Ont: Firefly Books, 1997. The story ...

NativeWeb Resources: Birchbark, Canoes & Watercraft

The late Angelique Merasty, of Amisk Lake, Saskatchewan, had been interested in the art of birch bark biting ever since she was six years old. She learned the ...

Birch bark canoe launched from Lake Michigan at Northwestern

Only six Ojibwe birch bark canoe builders still exist in the Great Lakes region, according to artist Wayne Valliere (Mino-Giizhig), a Lac Du ...

Tomah Joseph, canoe builder and birch bark artist extraordinare ...

Tomah Joseph, canoe builder and birch bark artist extraordinare! He was a generation before Louis Jeremy but also produced an incredible ...

Birchbark Canoe | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Artist and author Edwin Tappan Adney, who dedicated much of his life to the preservation of traditional canoe-making techniques, claimed that European boats ...