I asked Chris Marshall, the instructor behind the scenes of the project, the following questions:
What were your thoughts on the canoe project when it first started?
What are your thoughts on the canoe project now?
Do you expect this project to continue next semester?
--> If yes, do you think it will be continue by Courtney, Riley, & Nick or by new students in the class?
His response was:
I thought we could find out more about the tribe who made the canoe, based on the style. Turns out it wasn’t that precise, but the team is pretty sure it’s Algonquin.
I also hoped we could get it out there in the public eye. Turns out it may be more valuable than we think and needs protection from light, so we’ll need to think up a better way to show it.
Let’s pick it up again next spring and learn more, maybe get an expert in to recommend restoration. We’ll see who wants to do the project then.
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Follow Courtney, Riley, and Nick (students from Unity College in Maine taking the North American Indians Class) as they restore a 25lb, 14' birch bark canoe. Bill Beute (whereabouts unknown) donated the canoe in the late 1970s with canoe magazines that were thrown out. Chris Marshall, the class's professor, will provide guidance as they attempt to restore this canoe. The final plan is to hang the canoe from the ceiling in the Quimby Library.
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