Paddle Art: Paddle Details
Barry Dana, Penobscot
Barry Dana is former Chief of the Penobscot Nation. He has spent the last two decades promoting the traditions of Maine's indigenous nations and helping his people regain control of their culture and ancestral lands. Dana is a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono with degrees in education and forest management. He is an accomplished artist specializing in the traditional arts of etched birch bark and birch bark canoe building.