Construction of birchbark canoe; MS of Atikamekw man sitting in woods on trunk of birch tree and splitting bark with knife. CS, he begins stripping bark from trunk with hands. MS, CS, CU, he pulls bark toward him, gently detaching it from trunk. From time to time he uses tip of knife blade to help detach bark. WIDE ANGLE SHOT at his camp, he unrolls long piece of bark on ground. MS and CS, he scrapes and cleans bark with knife.