Cultural Connections in the Park: Ash Basketry with Eldon Hanning, Mi’kmaq

Name: Cultural Connections in the Park: Ash Basketry with Eldon Hanning, Mi’kmaq
Start: 2024-08-28T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-08-28T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Sieur De Monts Springs Nature Center

Schedule

Wed Aug 28 2024 at 11:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Sieur De Monts Springs Nature Center | Bar Harbor, ME

The Cultural Connections in the Park series occurs on select Wednesdays from June through September.
Eldon Hanning of the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians is well known for his utility baskets. A master of ash preparation, Eldon will demonstrate the traditional Micmac method of pounding and splitting ash, which differs greatly from the techniques of the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy ash-pounders. A board member of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, Eldon has taught hundreds of members of each of the Wabanaki tribes how to weave potato baskets-a basket which the Wabanaki are well known for.
All Cultural Connections programs are sponsored by Dawnland, LLC, are offered in partnership between Acadia National and the Abbe Museum, and are free and open to the public.
(You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338 or [email protected]. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility)