Watch Red Cliff elder build birch bark canoe the way his ancestors did centuries ago
For weeks, Red Cliff elder Marvin DeFoe has been handcrafting a birch bark canoe on Madeline Island to celebrate the Ojibwe people’s connection to water. The canoe’s maiden voyage is set to take place Aug. 22. Watch a timelapse video of the build before the canoe launches in the water. The post Watch Red Cliff elder build birch bark canoe the way his ancestors did centuries ago appeared first on WPR.
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