Atikamekw Inini O'Ojiton Wigwas Tciman...

[Andre]

I got 3/4 of the way through that first one the other night. What a life and skill!

[bradlee180]

Innu Inini O'Ojiton Tciman...

The Innu (formerly called Montagnais) at the north side of the Gulf of St.Lawrence make their canoes with quite a few construction differences from the Anishinabe, Atikamekw, Wabanaki, Maliseet.
Different materials because of their location, and different procedures, but an excellent canoe is still the result.

Canoe : Materials and Preparation | Material Culture | Culture | Nametau innu: Memory and knowledge of Nitassinan

Canoe : Assembly | Material Culture | Culture | Nametau innu: Memory and knowledge of Nitassinan

Canoe : Specificity, Trial | Material Culture | Culture | Nametau innu: Memory and knowledge of Nitassinan

[bradlee180]

Anishinabe. Kitay Iah. Regis onagadjiton e-anokich, e-kigosikech, ashidj e-mitigokech. Mino Pimadiziwin!



Anishinabe. Aged one. Regis is a great hunter, fisherman, and woodsmen. The Good Life!

This is where I grew up, where I'm from. Haven't lived there for a long time though, but Kipawa Lake will always be my home.
I visited the old man in the video about a week ago at the hospital. He was born in 1917 in the Fall at Ostoboning Lake. For some perspective, 2 years later in 1919, Dempsey defeated Willard for the Heavyweight Title.

Man's 95 years old now, he was 90 in the clip. One of our tribal Elders...

[bradlee180]

Ash splint basket-making. Hard manual labor to make those kind of baskets...