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