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Duration: 00:06:47
Eldon Hanning: Micmac Ash Harvest

Eldon Hanning, who belongs to the Micmac tribe, demonstrates the harvest of ash wood, the wood most commonly used for basketmaking. This segment on brown ash harvesting was filmed in the Aroostook County woods and explores threats to the tree and loss of access to wood as property ownership changes.

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Contributors
Creator : ASAP Media Service
Creator : Bicknell, Stephen
Creator : Faulkner, Gretchen
Creator : Rahn, Mille

Subjects
Native Americans
Wabanaki Tribe
Micmac Tribe
Basket making
Ash (Plants) -- Maine
Logging
Indian baskets -- North America
Baskets -- Maine

Publisher
Hudson Museum, University of Maine

Collection
UMaine Wabanaki Studies

Rights
Hudson Museum, University of Maine ; Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance