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State Theme
"Don't Miss the Boat"
State Project
To raise funds to support the
"Native American Boat-Building Traditions"
exhibit at the new
National Museum of the American Indian
Museum Grand Opening in Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2004
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Boats were used by Native Americans for transportation and were crucial to their way of life.
Boat building skills were passed from generation to generation.
The “Native American Boat-Building Traditions” exhibit at the new Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian will present master boat-builders and their apprentices constructing their native boats.
Included will be: Hawaiian Fishing Canoe; Totora-Reed Boat; Kayak; Birch-Bark Canoe; Plains Bull Boat; and a Northwest Coast Carved Canoe.
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