CANEXUS II: The Canoe in Canadian Cultures

Sponsored by the Canadian Canoe Museum and the Frost Centre, Trent University. May 10-12, 1996 Peterborough, Ontario

Schedule

Thursday, May 9: 6:00pm - 8:30pm Registration
Friday, May 10: 7:30am - 9:00pm Registration
  9:00am - 10:15am Welcome and Keynote address
    The Canoe as a Symbol of Canada
    Kirk Wipper - Founder and Developer of the Kanawa International Canoe Collection, Emeritus Professor, University of Toronto, President of the CRCA
  10:45am - 12:15pm First Session Papers
  12:15pm - 1:30pm Lunch
  1:30pm - 3:00pm Second Session Papers
  3:30pm - 5:00pm Third Session Papers
  5:00pm - 7:30pm Free time & non-scheduled dinner
  7:30pm Evening Events with Heritage Canoe Festival, Wenjack Theatre, Trent University
    Being There: Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition
    James Raffan - Professor of Experimental Education, Queen's University
Saturday, May 11: 8:30am - 8:45pm Awakening
  8:45am - 10:15am First Session Papers
  10:30am - 12:00pm Second Session Papers
  12:00pm - 1:30pm Buffet Lunch with Session Speaker
  1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Session Papers
  3:00pm - 3:30pm Arrival of Champlain:- Huron
Commemorative voyage at Little Lake; portage to The Canadian Canoe Museum Conservation Centre
  3:30pm - 5:00pm Grand Opening Reception Hour
Canadian Canoe Museum Conservation Centre
  6:30pm - 7:30pm Book Launch at Great hall, Champlain College, Trent University
Fire in the Bones The Life and Vision of Bill Mason
  7:30pm Voaygeur Banquet at Great Hall, Champlain College, Trent University
    The Voaygeurs: Eric Morse and the Revival of the Epic Tradition
    Michael Peake - Journalist, Editor, Che-Mun
Sunday, May 12: 9:00am - 10:30am Session Paper

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