Traditional Moose Hide Tanning Course
With Instructor: Marlene Tourangeau
September 26, 27, 28 @ 9am-5pm
September 29-October 3 @ 5-9pm
October 4 & 5 @ 9am-5pm
Location TBD
Smith’s Landing First Nation along with the Northern Life Museum & Cultural Centre are hosting a 10-day Moose Hide Tanning course.
The instructors will guide you step-by-step through the processes of traditional tanning including skills and cultural practices that go back thousands
of years. Participants will learn to prepare, flesh, scrape and smoke the hides. Tanning hides is labour intensive but the students will reap the rewards
by keeping a portion of one of the hides for their personal use at the end.
Traditional Moose Hide Tanning is something that is learned by doing which is why having instructors Marlene and Basil Tourangeau demonstrate and guide students is key to passing along the knowledge. Marlene and Basil willingly enjoy sharing their knowledge and hope to pass down this skill to generations
so that this cultural technique continues to stay alive.
Community Members are welcome to stop by and view the process during the week!
Cost: $100/person
Limited Space
Register at the Northern Life Museum & Cultural Centre
For more information: www.nlmcc.ca or admin@nlmcc.ca (867)872-2859