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Cesar’s Bark Canoe (1971) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 57 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Bernard Gosselin
- Starring
- César Newashish
The documentary follows 67‑year‑old Attikamek artisan Cesar Newashish of the Manawan Reserve as he constructs a traditional canoe using only birch bark, cedar splints, spruce roots and natural gum. His methodical skill yields a vessel of extraordinary function and beauty, highlighting a craft that risks disappearing even among Indigenous communities. The film contains no spoken narration; onscreen text appears in Cree, French and English.
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