Birchbark Canoe Craft with Ms. Josee Starr from the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian

Join us October 7, 2021, at 11:15 AM CST to learn from Ms. Josee at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian about birchbark canoes and make one along the way! Birchbark canoes are most commonly used with Native Americans in the Woodland regions. They are made by creating a frame and wrapping large pieces of bark around the frame. These pieces were sewn together using bark or roots and made watertight at the seams with pine sap. In this craft session, we will learn more about the methods used to create a birchbark canoe.

Materials needed: Canoe template, scissors, glue, and some paperclips

This event will be live-streamed by our friends at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. This event will be live-streamed on Facebook Live. Watch online only.

The museum will be open to the public with regular hours, reserve your free timed ticket for entry.

This event will be recorded and archived on our website at a later date.

ABOUT THE MITCHELL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN

The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian is one of only a handful of museums across the country that focuses exclusively on the art, history, and culture of American Indian and First Nation peoples from throughout the United States and Canada. It promotes public understanding of cultural diversity through first voice perspectives. The Mitchell Museum’s mission is to promote and share a deeper understanding of Native American peoples through the collection, preservation, and interpretation of their traditional and contemporary art and material culture.

Josee Starr (Arikara, Omaha, Odawa) is the Education Coordinator at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian