Binghamton University: Research Explores How Colonial America Adopted the Birchbark Canoe
May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024
BINGHAMTON, New York, May 15 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
By Jennifer Micale
The rivers ran wild in early New York, at least to European eyes -- ill-suited for the heavy, deep-bottom watercraft they brought with them from over the sea.
For Indigenous peoples, however, waterfalls and shallows weren't an obstacle. They had long mastered the creation and navigation of birchbark canoes, popping them out at portage points in . . .
By Jennifer Micale
The rivers ran wild in early New York, at least to European eyes -- ill-suited for the heavy, deep-bottom watercraft they brought with them from over the sea.
For Indigenous peoples, however, waterfalls and shallows weren't an obstacle. They had long mastered the creation and navigation of birchbark canoes, popping them out at portage points in . . .