Mishoon burn at CBC and Powwow at Fort Taber
October 27 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Community Boating Center will offer public programming for Mishoon Burn, a traditional dugout canoe-making process, Oct. 21, 22, 23, 25, and 27. Follow the Community Boating Center on social media for updates.
Local Indigenous artists Hartman Deetz and Annawon Weeden will demonstrate how they hollow out a pine log with fire over seven to 10 days. Visitors can learn about Indigenous culture, history, and community while seeing, touching, and smelling the process firsthand. Food demonstrations will also be offered on select dates.
Public programming hours are Oct. 21 and 22, 4 to 6 p.m.; Oct. 23, 1 to 4 p.m.; Oct. 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Oct. 27, 4 to 6 p.m.
The first annual New Bedford Powwow will be held Oct. 24 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Fort Taber Community Center.
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