The canoe is a symbol unique to Canada. One of the greatest gifts of First Peoples to all those who came after, the canoe is Canada’s most powerful icon. Within this Canexus II publication are a collection of essays by paddling enthusiasts and experts. Contributing authors include: Eugene Arima, Shanna Balazs, David Finch, Ralph Frese, Toni Harting, Bob Henderson, Bruce W. Hodgins, Bert Horwood, Gwyneth Hoyle, John Jennings, Timothy Kent, Peter Labor, Adrian Lee, Kenneth R. Lister, Becky Mason, James Raffan, Alister Thomas and Kirk Wipper.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-276) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 386/.229
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781770707030 1896219489
- LCCN
- VM353
- LCCN Item number
- C345 1999eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (viii, 300 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00226420 (OCoLC)716059386 (CaOOCEL)433194
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- Cover Page 1
- Title Page 3
- Copyright Page 4
- Contents 5
- Foreword 7
- Word From the Editorsd 9
- Dedication 14
- 1. The Canadian Canoe Museum and Canada's National Symbol 15
- 2. Being There: Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition 29
- 3. Extremely Cranky Craft: the James W. Tyrell Kayak, Big Island, Hudson Strait 42
- 4. Barkless Barques 57
- 5. The Dao of Paddling 76
- 6. Traditional Longboats of Asia Pacific 88
- 7. The Canot Du Maitre: Master of the Inland Seas 106
- 8. Manufacture of Birchbark Canoes for the Fur Trade in the St. Lawrence 114
- 9. The Representation of Aboriginal Culture Within the Canadian Canoe Museum 158
- 10. Canadians and the Canadian Canoe in the Opening of the American Midwest 175
- 11. Paddling Voices: There's the Poet, Voyager, Adventurer and Explorer in All of Us 189
- 12. The Canoe as a Way to Another Story 197
- 13. Historic Canoe Routes of the French River 213
- 14. The Dark Side of the Canoe 226
- 15. Thoughts on the Origins of the Canoe 238
- 16. Canoescapes and the Creative Spirit 247
- 17. The Canoe as Chapeau: the Role of the Portage in Canoe Culture 253
- 18. R.M. Patterson's Paddling Passion 261
- Endnotes 268
- Bibliography 288
- Visual Acknowledgements 291
- Index 295
- Contributors 311
