The Canoe

 Here are some of the tools of the Algonquian tribes of the Eastern Woodlands.

Given pride of place in this area is a contemporary version of a birchbark canoe. This was made by traditional methods by Todd Labrador, a Mi'kmaw elder from Nova Scotia. It is covered with symbols and animals that speak to his cultural background.

On the West Coast, life for thousands of years was lived in plank houses, and fisheries were essential to that way of life.

Tools for fishing include weights and hooks.

Other tools of life in that region would include mortars.

One of the fascinating aspects of this area is a collaboration of archaeologists and the village of sishalh, concerning the discovery of remains buried four thousand years ago. We'll take a look at that tomorrow.