{"id":17895,"date":"2021-05-05T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=17895"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:16:46","slug":"david-moses-bridges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/teacher-resources\/wabanaki-study-unit\/david-moses-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"David Moses Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Moses Bridges\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5UjCzrw53uE?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Prompts to Inspire Classroom Writing and Discussion:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>David is a basketmaker, but what material does he use to make his baskets and canoes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What special properties does this material have?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is different between summer and winter bark?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can you do with winter bark that you cannot do with summer bark?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/advanced-search?includedFields=Objects%2CPhotos%2CLibrary%2CArchives%2CPeople%2CContainers&amp;Object+Name=birchbark&amp;Description=etched&amp;page=1&amp;size=10&amp;withImages=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to see etched birchbark objects.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does he use spruce roots for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is something you do where you get everything you need from things available around you, not from a store?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/teacher-resources\/wabanaki-study-unit\/david-moses-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for the David Moses Bridges video transcript.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prompts to Inspire Classroom Writing and Discussion: David is a basketmaker, but what material does he use to make his baskets and canoes? 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