NORTHWEST ANGLE, Minn. -- When a tribal elder on Lake of the Woods saw the birch bark canoe Talon Stammen was building, the native was quick with a quip. "You know they make those in Fiberglas now," ...

Erik Simula embodies leadership by nature — natural leadership qualities conducted in the natural world. It began with his Finnish upbringing on a small family farm near Duluth. His exposure to ...

BIGFORK, Minn. - In his dilapidated workshop steeped in cedar sawdust and family history, Ray Boessel frets over his role in keeping a centuries-old craft alive. The craft is building birchbark canoes ...

ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - Members of the Escanaba Sault Tribe Community Building are constructing a birch bark canoe. Larry ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) — There are only a few people left in the U.S. who know the Native American skill of building birch bark canoes. One of them is currently an artist in residence at Northwestern ...

Wayne Valliere keeps Native American traditions alive by crafting birchbark canoes. As a young boy, Wayne Valliere’s grandmother said to him, “Your grandfathers are written throughout history. I ...

NETT LAKE (AP) -- While June Porter diligently stitches together the honey-colored birch bark forming the outside of the canoe, Hank Goodsky asks the young firetender how the ribs are doing. The ribs ...

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CHICAGO (WBBM) — There are only a few people left in the U.S. who know the Native American skill of building birch bark canoes. One of them is currently an artist in residence at Northwestern ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --There are only a few people left in the U.S. who know the Native American skill of building birch bark canoes. One of them is currently an artist in residence at Northwestern ...