Happy Birthday America! First time I have ever not been in my country for the 4th. Hope everyone celebrated with fireworks.
This morning we drove down to Keji Lake again, this time to observe the building of an authentic birch bark canoe being being built by one of the last men still around who knows how. His skill at dampening and bending the supports that day was truly amazing. He told wonderful stories his grandfather told him while he passed on the knowledge and tradition. He used summer bark for the lighter parts of the skin of the canoe, and winter bark for the darker ones. Then he carved designs in the side - beautiful canoe!
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