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Re: Greenland paddle-sizing question
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 8/18/2000, 4:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Greenland paddle-sizing question (Greg Stamer)

Greg,

O.K., I should have said "almost lost". The skills were definitely learned from old Greenlanders, not re-invented abroad and re-introduced to the Greenlanders. But the old timers were not passing their skills on, probably due to lack of interest since power boats had replaced kayaks for hunting. It took the interest of outsiders to spark the resurgence and to start documenting the available knowledge.

The point was that we should not assume that a Greenlander is an expert, and non-Greenlanders are not.

Dean

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Greenland paddle-sizing question
Kelly Trehearne -- 8/17/2000, 12:51 pm
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Kelly Trehearne -- 8/18/2000, 9:11 am
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Kelly Trehearne -- 8/18/2000, 11:43 am
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John B. -- 8/18/2000, 12:44 pm
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Ross Leidy -- 8/18/2000, 12:17 am
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John B. -- 8/17/2000, 8:12 pm
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Rick Rubio -- 8/17/2000, 6:53 pm
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Dean Trexel -- 8/17/2000, 5:58 pm
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Greg Stamer -- 8/17/2000, 9:02 pm
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Dean Trexel -- 8/18/2000, 4:58 pm
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Greg Stamer -- 8/17/2000, 5:29 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/17/2000, 4:49 pm