This documentary shows how a canoe is built the old way. César Newashish, a 67-year-old Atikamekw of the Manawan Reserve north of Montreal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots and gum. Building a canoe solely from the materials that the forest provides may become a lost art, even among the Indigenous peoples whose traditional craft it is. The film is without commentary but text frames appear on the screen in Cree, French and English.
This documentary shows how a canoe is built the old way. César Newashish, a 67-year-old Atikamekw of the Manawan Reserve north of Montreal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots and gum. Building a canoe solely from the materials that the forest provides may become a lost art, even among the Indigenous peoples whose traditional craft it is. The film is without commentary but text frames appear on the screen in Cree, French and English.
Âge 11 à 17 ans
Diversité - Identité
Domaine des arts - Arts visuels
Géographie - Territoire: autochtone
Histoire - Début de la colonisation/Peuplement
Histoire et éducation à la citoyenneté - Premiers occupants (à 1500)
Études autochtones - Enjeux et défis contemporains
Études autochtones - Identité/Société
Études autochtones - Les arts