Birch Bark Canoes with Erik Simula

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.