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The Canoe

1972 5 min
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Utilizing engineering ingenuity that is centuries old, Atikamekw elders Agatha and Cézar Néwashish build a small-scale version of a birch-bark canoe. With their expert hands, a stunning work of art is created. This short is part of the Manawan series directed by Alanis Obomsawin

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Utilizing engineering ingenuity that is centuries old, Atikamekw elders Agatha and Cézar Néwashish build a small-scale version of a birch-bark canoe. With their expert hands, a stunning work of art is created.

This short is part of the Manawan series directed by Alanis Obomsawin

Crafts Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Education All subjects
Indigenous Cinema
  • director
    Alanis Obomsawin
  • participant
    Agatha Néwashish
    Cesar Newashish

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