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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Historic Paddle Photo: Matt Bernard - Pikwàkanagàn FN Bark Canoe and Paddle

Illustrated Forest and Outdoors (January 1947) from the Canadian Forestry Association featured a 1 page article showcasing the bark canoe building of Matt Bernard of Golden Lake, Ontario  (now known as Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation).



The canoe and image look similar to the photo in the virtualmuseum.ca online exhibit Canoe Builders of Pikwàkanagàn where a better photo of the paddle profile is shown.

MATTHEW BERNARD AN EXPERT AT PADDLING
Location: Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario



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3 comments:

  1. ArtDecember 17, 2018 at 11:55 PM

    A year ago I acquired an antique band saw made in USA in the 1870s or '80s, which came with the provenance that it belonged to Matthew Bernard at Golden Lake. There are several references to him online including a movie made in the 1940s of him and his family building a bark canoe. I would really like to see a photo including the band saw. https://aifg.arizona.edu/film/portage

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  2. Kearney_LindaJune 2, 2021 at 11:51 AM

    RIP my Grandfather's Friend.

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  3. R BernardNovember 14, 2021 at 8:48 PM

    RIP Tony Bernard your guidance feels like yesterday.
    Robert

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