Indigenous Water Travel in the 1300s and Beyond
by MARINE MUSEUM OF THE GREAT LAKES AT KINGSTONThursday, 2 December 2021 from 7:00 PM (EST) to 9:00 PM (EST)55 Ontario St , Kingston, ON K7L 2Y2
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Overview
Due to the rising COVID-19 case count in the local area, the Museum has opted to switch to virtual delivery via YouTube live-stream. We're sorry we won't be able to welcome you in-person at this time, but feel it is the best course of action given the current situation. Anyone who has registered for this event will receive a link to the live-stream.
In parallel with the display of the Algonquin Birch Bark Canoe built in Kingston in September 2020 by Chuck Commanda, Algonquin Tradition Knowledge Keeper, in collaboration with the Friends of Kingston Inner Harbour and members of Kingston's Urban Indigenous community, the Museum is pleased to offer a special speaker event with local author, Rick Revelle.
Join us Thursday 2 December at 7pm virtually for a special presentation by local author, Rick Revelle. This event will be live-streamed via YouTube. Anyone who registered for the in-person event will receive the link to the event.
COVID-19 statement - As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have significant impacts throughout our communities, the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston is committed to supporting the community through this time of heightened risk and uncertainty. We consider the safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors paramount.
Details
Rick joins the Museum to share his knowledge of Indigenous water travel in the pre-contact period. Join us as we explore the Great Lakes region before the building of roads and bridges, when knowledge of the waterways was a means of survival. Rick touches upon Indigenous trade routes, warfare and the role of the canoe using an extensive collection of artifacts.
Rick is the author of The Algonquin Quest series. The series follows an Algonquin Native family unit as they fight to survive in the harsh climate of warfare, survival from the elements and the constant quest for food during the pre-contact period of 1320-1350s. The series takes place in the St Lawrence Valley, the Great Lakes and the Rocky Mountains. Rick introduces readers to the Algonquin, Anishinaabe, Lakota, Mi´kmaq, Mohawk, and Lakȟóta, languages as they are used in the vernacular in the four novels. The last of the series, Algonquin Legacy, is set to release in 2021.
Rick is a member of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and is a Knowledge Keeper with the Limestone District and Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic School Boards.