Prices at the Pumps - March 20, 2024 #saltwire #energymarkets #pricesatthepumps #gaspricesCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A new exhibit,"Wisqoq, The Basket Tree", has launched at the UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation to highlight the bonds between families and communities through Mi'kmaq basket-weaving.
A member of a basket makers family from P.E.I.'s Abegweit First Nation, Jadis began learning basket weaving at six years old and has been harvesting wisqoq, also known as black ash, which is traditionally used by Mi'kmaq for basketry and canoe construction. Alexis Bulman, the exhibit curator, said Jadis' ability to harvest wisqoq has become increasingly complicated.
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