{"product_id":"birchbark-canoe-living-among-the-algonquin-paperback","title":"Birchbark Canoe: Living Among the Algonquin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gidmark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discover the dying art of birchbark canoe building as seen through the eyes of someone who is passionate about it. In this book David Gidmark tells the story of the building of a traditional birchbark canoe and his apprenticeship learning the skills and the language of the Algonquin of western Quebec. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through learning how to do (how to strip the bark from the tree, fashion gunwales from the cedar logs, carve the ribs with a crooked knife and sew the huge sheets of bark onto the frame with spruce root), David Gidmark learns how to see the wilderness and relate to it in Algonquin ways that are very different from ours. As his knowledge increases, so does his respect for the culture and wisdom of native peoples. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part way through this odyssey, he meets his future wife, Ernestine, a young Ojibway woman who was taken at the age of five from her family and placed in a residential school. As she and David made a life together in the woods, she was able to begin relearning her language and culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e David Gidmark teaches canoe building in Wisconsin, New York, Tahiti and Quebec. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eBuilding a Birchbark Canoe\u003c\/i\u003e. Gidmark and his wife live in Maniwaki, Quebec. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.29 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764143456544,"sku":"9780228104773","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a30b1e11b9606cd9dd7d7a94515616a4.webp?v=1780243806","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/birchbark-canoe-living-among-the-algonquin-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}