THE ROOTS

I was approached in early 2020 by LeAnn Littlewolf with the American Indian Community Housing Organisation (AICHO). She had received a grant with the mission of creating a campaign to educate the greater Duluth population about the relation between the local Anishinaabe community and the surrounding land. The first prong of this campaign, shown on this page, was to create placards, postcards, and stickers to be distributed to citizens and businesses. People could put it in public and private windows, send it through the mail, and stick it on personal belongings. Through this effort, people could begin to learn about sacred sites in and around Duluth, what the area looked like before colonization, and how the Indigenous tribes interacted in the area. 

FOR YOUR ULTIMATE ADVENTURE

Seymour is the premire paddle company of the northland. Located just a hop skip and a jump away from the Boundary Waters on the beautiful shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, MN, Seymour was founded in the ultimate paddling city. The founder, John, has been creating and paddling with his handcrafted paddles in the rough waters of Lake of the Woods since 2014. Seymour paddles are not created just for beauty, but for comfort and durability in the rugged terrain of the northern wilderness.

SEWING THE SEEDS

The project has since been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are hopeful for the future when these items can be safely distributed and the next steps in this educational process can unfold.

OUR COMPASS

Seymours true north is to craft customized canoe paddles to meet our customers specific paddling needs. In creating paddles, we want to support people’s exploration of the wild and the protection of it. We strive to create as little impact on the environment with our paddles as we possibly can.