Rooted: Beausoleil Island
Let sound transport you to the shores of Beausoleil Island in the heart of Georgian Bay. Rooted: Beausoleil Island is an auditory experience that explores the history of Beausoleil Island using soundscapes, storytelling, interviews, and historic texts.
Rooted: Beausoleil Island
Chapter 3: Wendake
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Join Indigenous interpreter Shawn Corbiere as he teaches the art of flint knapping – a method of crafting stone tools that is thousands of years old. Flint knapping was used to craft projectile points like those found on Beausoleil Island. Archeologist Jamie Hunter guides listeners through a brief history of Huron-Wendat settlements around the island.
- Visit Sainte Marie Among the Hurons for more information about Wendake and the history of the Wendat
- Watch Shawn's full flint knapping demonstration on YouTube
Rooted: Beausoleil Island is a Know History podcast.
Rooted: Beausoleil Island is recorded in London, Ontario on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinnabeg, Haudenosaunee, and Lunaapeewak; and in Ottawa, Ontario on the un-ceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg.