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Birch Bark Canoes with Erik Simula

November 14, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for a fantastic presentation from Erik Simula is a Finnish-American cultural educator and birch bark canoe builder from Duluth, Minnesota.

Date: Tuesday, November 14
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: FDLTCC Commons

Open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

  • Discover the significance of the birch bark canoe in Anishinaabe culture and language.
  • Learn about the birch bark canoe’s history, design, materials, construction, and use in wild rice harvesting.
  • A highlight will be an examination of the traditional birch bark canoe on display at FDLTCC.

Erik Simula is a Finnish-American cultural educator and birch bark canoe builder from Duluth, Minnesota. He is a graduate student in the Master of Tribal Resource and Environmental Stewardship (MTRES) Program at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a research assistant with the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership to support the 2024 revision of the 1854 Ceded Territory Climate Change Adaptation Plan.

Details

Date:
November 14, 2023
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Organizer

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Email
taylor.warnes@fdltcc.edu
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Venue

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
2101 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720 United States
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