Labrador family begins building a Mi’kmaq canoe for The Canadian Canoe Museum

Canoe being built in a workshop.

The Canadian Canoe Museum is excited to announce that the talented Labrador family has started building a new, ocean-going Mi’kmaq canoe for the collection. Todd Labrador is a renowned birchbark canoe builder. He is joined in the building process by his daughter, Melissa, who will be visually documenting the build for the Museum. A canoe-builder … Keep Reading

Governor General grants patronage to The Canadian Canoe Museum

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada

The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is honoured to announce that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has granted Viceregal Patronage to the Museum. The granting of viceregal patronage is a long-standing tradition, with governors general granting support through patronage to recognize exceptional contributions to Canadian society.

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The Canadian Canoe Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and the traditional territory covered by the Williams Treaties First Nations. The Canadian Canoe Museum also recognizes the contributions of Indigenous Peoples including First Nations, Inuit and Métis, in shaping this community and country as a whole.

As an organization that stewards the world’s largest and most significant collection of canoes, kayaks & paddled watercraft, we will honour and share the cultural histories and stories within the collection in all that we do.

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