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Makwa Jiimaan (Bear Canoe)

In the summer of 2016, 6 Teme-Augama Anishnabai youth built a traditional Temagami Birch Bark Canoe on their homeland N'Dakimenan. Over the course of 6 weeks, we documented them harvesting, preparing and building their canoe all on their traditional homeland.

 

MAKWA JIIMAAN

In the summer of 2016, 6 Teme-Augama Anishnabai youth built a traditional Temagami Birch Bark Canoe on their homeland N'Dakimenan. Over the course of 6 weeks, we documented them harvesting, preparing and building their canoe all on their traditional homeland.

 

Film Trailer

Directed by Derrick LaMere

Executive Producers Temagami First Nations & Derrick LaMere