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Snowshoes
19727 min 27 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Alanis Obomsawin
The remarkable construction of the venerable snowshoe is demonstrated from start to finish. Atikamekw Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob take us into the forest to select the tree that will become a fresh new pair of snowshoes.
This short is part of the Manawan series directed by Alanis Obomsawin.
Remastered on DVD in 2009.
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Subject categories
- Crafts > Clothing and CostumeFirst Nations Crafts
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Crafts
- Indigenous Peoples: Canada > Atikamekw
- Nature & Ecological Knowledge > Botany, Plants, Forestry Ethnobotany & Traditional Use
- Tangible & Material Culture > Snowshoes
Credits
- director
- Alanis Obomsawin
- participant
- Mariane Jacob
- Athanas Jacob