This documentary shows how a canoe is built the old way. César Newashish, a 67-year-old Atikamekw of the Manawan Reserve north of Montreal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots and gum. Building a canoe solely from the materials that the…
Andrew Morris (fl. 1844-1852) was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and likely emigrated to Canada, settling in Montreal, in the early 1840's. He is thought to have died in Montreal.
In 1844, he painted decorative panels representing Commerce and…