This documentary shows how a canoe is built the old way. César Newashish, a 67-year-old Attikamek 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 Native peoples whose traditional craft it is. The film is without commentary but text frames appear on the screen in Cree, French and English.










I can't see a function to download it on that page, but there is an option to buy it. You might be able to download it using a website that helps you save flash-videos, that is if the content is public-domain.
All the best,
Thx for uploading this great documentation. Is there any way to dl it ?
Makes modern life look crazy!
Ray Mears did do a programme in which he built (under tuition) a birch bark canoe.
il risultato ... bellissima vederla scivolare sull'acqua !
ciao César Newashish e grazie.