Mindy Willett and James Raffan on the ice of Great Slave Lake in pre-pandemic times. The Land is Our Story: Mindy Willett’s Quest to Enrich the NWT’s Cultural Curriculum Over thirty years ago, fresh from her studies at Trent University, Mindy Willett headed north to...
For the second year, National Canoe Day celebrations (June 26, 2021) have gone virtual! With people taking to the water in record numbers in response to the pandemic, we hope to top last year’s numbers, which saw upwards of 35,000 people reached through our...
There is no more passionate voice for rivers and the storied canoes of New Brunswick than author and journalism professor, Philip Lee. I was delighted to read his new book called Restigouche: The long run of the wild river (available in the Canadian Canoe...
Delighted to be continuing our conversations with National Council members with an episode of “In Conversation” with Tłı̨chǫ negotiator and knowledge keeper, Dr. John B. Zoe, who is truly not only one of Canada’s great community leaders but also a wonderful...
Chuck Commanda was doing just fine making birch baskets. In fact, word of his skill spread to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. where he was invited to give workshops and presentations to thousands of people interested in Anishinaabe...
We are all tired of being cooped up at home … so let’s get outside for some fresh air and fun! The museum is hosting a winter contest and challenging both the Peterborough community and our friends around the country and world to build a snow canoe (or kayak) to be...
The Museum is now temporarily CLOSED to the public, as we prepare for our move. We will reopen at our new waterfront location, 2077 Ashburnham Drive, in the fall of 2023!
