The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Battling a hungry beetle, this Mohawk community hopes to keep its trees — and traditions — alive https://thenarwhal.ca/mohawk-basketweaving-emerald-ash-borer/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=136091 Basketmaking using black ash trees has been a part of Kanien’kehá:ka culture for as long as anyone can remember. An invasive beetle and climate change are threatening its future Nicole Dainty and Hannah Daramola and Madison Eldridge and Nadja Radakovic On the ground biodiversity climate change Endangered Species first nations forestry Ontario Spirits of Place Photo: Nicole Dainty and Nadja Radakovic Angello Johnson and his father, Eric Sunday, prepare a black ash log for weaving together. The Mohawk tradition of basketweaving depends on black ash trees, which are threatened with extinction by the invasive emerald ash borer.