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A MASTER HIMSELF OF THE CRAFT
1990's
Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario

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Stanley Sarazin son of Daniel Sarazin.
BORN: April, 27th 1936
MARRIED: June, 22nd 1957, to Jacqueline ( Meness) Sarazin also an Algonquin.
DIED: Oct, 27th 2006 ( in his 70th year ).
Stanley and Jacqueline had 7 children (2 girls and 5 boys).

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STANLEY SARAZIN
1970's
Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario

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Stanley began canoe building by helping his father (Daniel Sarazin back in 1957). Stanley comes from a family of 22, and was the only one to follow in his fathers footsteps with an interest in carry on the Algonquin Tradition of the Birch bark canoe.

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LEARNING FOR HIS FATHER
1960's
Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario

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Stanley Sarazin was honored with a lifetime achievement award which he had received at a ceremony that took place in Orillia,Ontario.
His name is also marked in his honor located at the Union of Ontario Indians headquarters in North Bay, Ontario.
His name will remain there forever.

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THE ONLY SKILLED BUILDER AROUND
1970's
Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario

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Together Stanley and wife Jackeline Sarazin has traveled out to various places to exihibit Stanley's canoes and to demonstrate basic steps in the production of the birch bark canoe.

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A HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM
1970's
Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario

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Mrs. Sarazin performs most of the seams and gunwale stiching while Stanley covers the seams and any pin point holes with a mixture of spruce gum, fat and ash to ensure the canoe is waterproof.

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TEACHING HIS WIFE
1980's
Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario

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The birch bark canoe has become even more important to the Algonquins because it is one of the few links they have to their Traditional Culture.

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THE CURVED STEMS
1980's
Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, Golden Lake, Ontario