Carl Gawboy in Conversation with Timothy Cochrane

Gawboy presents his book Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe’s Graphic History in conversation with Timothy Cochrane, author of the award-winning Making the Carry.

A nationally-recognized artist and member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Gawboy taught college courses on this historical period for 30 years. He has distilled his knowledge into more than 800 pen and ink drawings, connecting historical records and art, oral traditions, Western and Indigenous scholarship, family history and contemporary artisans who continue to practice the crafts which sustained the fur trade.

Timothy Cochrane was superintendent at Grand Portage National Monument for twenty years, where he worked closely with the Grand Portage Band of Anishinaabeg and the tribal council. His books include A Good Boat Speaks for Itself: Isle Royale Fishermen and Their Boats, Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais: Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade, Minong: The Good Place—Ojibwe Isle Royale. His most recent book, Making the Carry: The Lives of John and Tchi-Ki-Wis Linklater won the 2024 Northeast Minnesota Book Award (NEMBA) for nonfiction.

Books are available for purchase at the event. A book signing follows the audience Q&A.