Fur Trade Era Interpretation. The Voyageur Sash and Garter and a Fur Trade Emblem: A Curiosity Ripe for Interpretation.

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Title: Fur Trade Era Interpretation. The Voyageur Sash and Garter and a Fur Trade Emblem: A Curiosity Ripe for Interpretation.
Language: English
Authors: Davis, Wendy, Henderson, Bob
Source: Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education. Aug 1998 10(3):13-16.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Journal Articles
Descriptors: Canoeing, Clothing, Cultural Exchange, Heritage Education, Historical Interpretation
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 0840-8114
Abstract: Provides outdoor educators with background information for historical interpretation activities during Canadian canoe trips. Discusses the history, evolution, and uses of brightly colored sashes and garters worn by voyageurs during the fur trade era, and speculates on the origins of the Lauburu canoe emblem, used by both the Mic Mac peoples and the Basque of northern Spain. (SAS)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ572435
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Provides outdoor educators with background information for historical interpretation activities during Canadian canoe trips. Discusses the history, evolution, and uses of brightly colored sashes and garters worn by voyageurs during the fur trade era, and speculates on the origins of the Lauburu canoe emblem, used by both the Mic Mac peoples and the Basque of northern Spain. (SAS)
ISSN:0840-8114