by Anthony Pryor, Summer Student, MCG
Gerald Toney of Annapolis Valley demonstrates traditional basket making at an MCG Black Ash Workshop.
The black ash is a hardwood tree native to the Acadian Forest Region, known for its use in Mi’kmaw basket making for centuries. Mi’kmaq have made and sold baskets for many years, but the tradition seems to be gradually disappearing from local Mi’kmaw Communities. Black ash is also disappearing from our forests, with “only 12 known mature trees in the province”, according to a recent statement by the Government of Nova Scotia. Lately, the invasive emerald ash borer (covered in the winter ...
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Tags: Acadian Forest Region, Anthony Pryor, black ash, Erika Perrier, Government of Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaw basket, Mi’kmaw Conservation Group, North America, Nova Scotia Endangered Species Act, The Black Ash Project
