Canoe construction in a Cree cultural tradition
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of History
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1980
- Subjects
- Native American Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772822267
- Publish Date
- Jan 1980
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Description
This study examines Eastern Cree canoe construction from a variety of anthropological and historical perspectives. The fully detailed and illustrated technical aspects of canoe construction are combined with a description of the social and economic factors, the canoe builder’s view of these activities through myth and song and a discussion of the continuity and change in all aspects of traditional canoe construction.