Exhibit

Trent University Library & Archives and the First Peoples House of Learning present Birchbark Canoe Building by Alex Labelle in Bata Library Atrium

Date:Until Friday, October 25, 2024
Time:9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location:    Trent University (1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough)
Cost:Free

Over the course of several weeks, Alex Labelle, a Métis canoe builder of Algonquin ancestry, will be constructing a traditional 16-foot birchbark canoe in the Bata Library Atrium. Normal construction hours will be Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, with occasional weekend sessions.