Algonquian Bark Canoes

From the Micmac of the Atlantic Coast to the Woods Cree of northern Alberta, the widespread Algonquian-speaking peoples produced bark canoes in many shapes and sizes. Some of the most obvious formal differences can be seen in the end profiles, which vary in both height and degree of curvature. The bark cover of Algonquian canoes is more or less completely lined with very thin, wide "splints" of wood sheathing.

	Micmac canoe of the large "open water" variety, fitted for sailing Main builders: René Martin and M. Ketemer Restigouche, Quebec, 1991 CMC III-F-362
Attikamek canoe of the high-ended variety once used extensively in the fur trade and sometimes called "North" canoe Main builder: Cesar Newashish Manouane, Quebec, 1971 CMC III-P-21
	Attikamek canoe, small size, suitable for a solitary hunter and his equipment Main builder: Albert Birote Dam C on the Manouane River, near Manouane, Quebec, 1966 CMC III-L-228
Algonquin hunting canoe Main builder: Dan Sarazin Golden Lake, Ontario, 1970 CMC III-L-264
	Algonquin canoe of suitable size for family transportation Near Maniwaki, Quebec, ca. 1940 CMC III-L-412
Ojibwa canoe of the "long-nose" variety, a name derived from the marked recurve of stem profiles Wabigoon Lake, near Dryden, Ontario, ca. 1900 CMC III-G-413
	Eastern Cree canoe with covering of canvas, readily available and commonly adopted by Native canoe builders in northern Quebec in the early twentieth century Main builder: John Kawapit Great Whale River, Quebec, 1978 CMC III-D-686

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