Merchants of the Wild
Six Indigenous adventurers embark on a 25-day journey by birchbark canoe through Oji-Cree territory in northern Ontario, learning how to survive on the land like their ancestors did.
Six Indigenous adventurers embark on a 25-day journey by birchbark canoe through Oji-Cree territory in northern Ontario, learning how to survive on the land like their ancestors did.
Six Indigenous strangers are dropped into the northern Ontario woods with no food, supplies or shelter. As they learn to...
A wet and cold first night affects Gabriella and the others. Elder Charlie teaches them the lifesaving art of starting...
The adventurers head out on their first paddle. They have to learn proper shelter construction from Knowledge Keeper...
After an extremely long paddle on the open lake, Caleb and Brendan must deal with their canoe's problems. They're...
Food gone and net empty, the strain is telling on Gabriella as Elder Mary arrives with a gift and teaching that drives...
After eating "bush sushi", the adventurers paddle to a new camp with the hopes of more food. Gabriella, who is...
Tempers flare as hunger, exhaustion and no reprieve from each other pushes someone past the breaking point.
Michela struggles on the choppy lake as they make their way to a new camp where Medicine Woman Pauline brings knowledge...
Moving to a processing camp, the adventurers hope to maximize the area's resources. But with so little food and energy...
Tim discovers their valuable beaver pelts have gone missing in the night. With beaver jerky now their only source of...
Low energy and homesickness are straining nerves. Needing to move on, the adventurers welcome a change of camp and a new...
Everything comes to a head as heavy snow signals that the end of the journey is near. Their final days are filled with...
The adventurers are reunited by Knowledge Keeper Caleb Musgrave, who takes them back to share what they went through on...