CANOE BUILDING TRADITION HELPS TO KEEP ANISHINABE CULTURE ALIVE.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | August 7, 2004 | Copyright

Byline: Dean Acheson The Rhinelander Daily News

CRANDON -- With quick flicks of a short carved knife, Marvin DeFoe tapers an end of a white cedar rib, one of 40 that will soon strengthen the birch bark canoe (wiigwassi-jiimaan) that lies in a bed of sand at his feet.

The cedar (gizhik) strips first soak, ironically enough, in a modern fiberglass canoe filled with water. After they absorb water, the strips are steamed so they can be shaped as ribs to fit the inside of the canoe.

A propane burner boils water in a converted red gasoline can. A ...

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