Virtual Book Talk l Eli Baxter

Details and registration

Hosted by the London Public Library.

Join us live on Zoom on February 3, when Eli Baxter is joined by his guest Bob Baxter. Bob is an Anishnawbe from Marten Falls First Nation, currently living in Thunder Bay. He is a retired police officer. He grew up on his parents' trapline on the Albany River in northern Ontario and is Eli's cousin. They will discuss their experiences hunting, trapping and fishing in the wilderness with their families.

To register for this event and to receive the Zoom link to access this webinar, please email joanna.kerr@lpl.ca

Reclaiming Traditional Knowledge, Reconnecting with Ourselves.

Hunting and Gathering Society: Daily Life on the Trapline. Eli will discuss his experiences hunting, trapping and fishing in the wilderness with his family. His guest will be Bob Baxter, former police officer with the Anishnabek and Nishnawbe Aski Police

ABOUT THE BOOK

One man’s story of growing up in the hunting and gathering society of the Ojibways and surviving the residential school system, woven together with traditional legends in their original language.