Movie Description

César et son canot d'écorce

(1971)

Overview

"This documentary depicts a canoe being built in the traditional manner. Cesar Newashish, a 67-year-old Attikamek of the Manawan Reserve North of Montréal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots, and gum. With a sure hand he works methodically to fashion a craft unsurpassed in function or beauty of design. 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 free of spoken commentary but text appears on the screen in Cree, French, and English." - Anthology Film Archives

Cast

Posters

Facts

Original TitleCésar et son canot d'écorce

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1971-01-01

Original Language

Runtime 00h 57m

Homepagehttps://www.onf.ca/film/cesar_et_son_canot_d_ecorce/

Production CompaniesONF | NFB

Genres

  • Documentary