Discovering Ontario · Drawing 27 of 32
A Canoe at Fort William
Thunder Bay · Ontario
A bark canoe rests on supports in this workshop. Wooden pieces strengthen its hull. This Indigenous building knowledge mattered greatly in the fur trade.
Did you know?
Birchbark canoes were among the Indigenous technologies used in the fur trade.
Look together
Which pieces give the canoe its shape?
An idea to try
Draw a canoe hull, then add a few ribs inside.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Fort William Historical Park interprets an important fur-trade meeting place. Indigenous technologies, knowledge and work were essential to that network. The canoe drawing suggests a demonstration workshop without reproducing one particular object. Canoe-building traditions also continue to be passed on today.
Look together: Which pieces give the canoe its shape? Draw a canoe hull, then add a few ribs inside.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Fort William Historical Park: Our HistoryPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
