Cesar’s Bark Canoe

Year: 1971

Runtime: 57 mins

Language: French

Director: Bernard Gosselin

Documentary

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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