Why Canoes? An Exhibit at the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Gallery

• Published in: Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place & Community
• Main Author: David Morrison
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2021
• Subjects: engagement; indigenous studies; minnesota; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; History of scholarship and learning. The humanities; AZ20-999; Northrop; anishina*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.7988; https://doaj.org/article/db9e3df30b8d49fbb2aaa1e6228a2267

Minnesotans love boats, and canoes are a particular favorite. The state has the highest per capita rate of recreational boat ownership in the nation, according to the Department of Natural Resources.[1] Consequently, the current exhibit, Why Canoes? Capacious Vessels and Indigenous Future of Minnesota's Peoples and Places, at the Northrop Gallery should find an interested audience. The exhibit reflects the desire of three Indigenous peoples—Dakota, Anishinaabe, and Micronesian—to revitalize their canoe-building traditions, and to pass them on to the next generation.