OUR SHARED WATERS pt2

Join us on September 26th at 1pm for a group paddle, or “flotilla,” alongside an Ojibwe birchbark canoe! Participants will take to the water in Hoofers canoes or their own watercraft and follow canoe builder Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere) as he paddles a 45-minute circuit on Lake Mendota in an Ojibwe birchbark canoe. Participation will be free.

A limited number of Hoofers canoes will be available for paddlers to use free of charge. This event is first come, first served– but if we run out participants are welcome to bring their personal watercraft to join the flotilla out on the water.

Participants will gather in front of the Hoofer Outing Club boathouse at 1pm before beginning the paddle. Please be sure to bring a water bottle and comfortable attire suitable for on-the-water activities! 

This event is a part of OUR SHARED WATERS, a multidisciplinary program centering Native craft and knowledge about water food, language, and ecology. The flotilla will be preceded by a public talk, “Bringing Back Anishinaabe Birchbark Canoe Culture,” by Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere) and Tom DuBois, Hall-Bascom Professor of Scandinavian Folklore, Folklore, and Religious Studies, at the outdoor classroom in Alumni Park at 12pm– we invite you to attend to learn more about Ojibwe birchbark canoes before the flotilla! Please visit OurSharedFuture.wisc.edu for more info.