Making A Birch Bark Canoe – César’s Bark Canoe

This documentary shows how a canoe is built the old way. César Newashish, an Attikamek of the Manawan Reserve north of Montreal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots and gum.

Boiling Water In A Birch Bark Container

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If you were without pots and pans what would you do? Did you know you can boil water in a bark container? Find out how.

Step by step: Making Cordage From Tree Bark

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Think of the number of uses you have for cord, string or rope. What would you do if you didn’t have any? Find out with this step-by-step guide to harvesting, preparing and making cordage using tree bark.