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The Canoe

Name: The Canoe
Duration: 5 min

Alanis Obomsawin

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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Alanis Obomsawin
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Agatha Néwashish

Cesar Newashish

The Canoe

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